打开 (dǎ kāi)
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
Character breakdown
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打 (dá) · 5 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
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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.