BloomkoHSK 3 · Start & Finish
开始
kāi shǐ
to start; beginning
Stroke order of 开始
2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
开 · 4 strokes始 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
Two hands "廾" lift a bar to "开" open, and a woman "女" on a platform "台" begins.
Parts: 开 open (一 bar + 廾 two hands) + 始 begin (女 woman + 台)
The characters in 开始
- 开 kāi — to open; to drive (4 strokes)
Example sentence
电影七点开始。
The movie starts at seven.