开 · Zhao Zhiqian
开 (kāi, 1st tone), traditional 開, is glossed by the Shuowen Jiezi in two characters: 張也 — ‘to stretch open.’ The seal graph shows 門, a double-leaf gate, with 幵 beneath it: two hands lifting the crossbar off a barred door. Kangxi files 開 at $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart