开学 (kāi xué)

(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to fou

Character breakdown

开 (kāi) · 4 strokes

Simplified form of 開. Pictograph of two hands (廾) opening the bolt (一) on a door (門). The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.
学 (xué) · 8 strokes

Simplified form of 學. Depicts two hands (𦥑) teaching a child (子) under a roof (宀). 爻 represents the sound.