Chinese symbol for “appetizing”
开胃
kāi wèi
Traditional: 開胃
to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
The closest CC-CEDICT match for appetizing is 开胃 (kāi wèi), defined as: to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “appetizing”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 开胃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 召开 (召開) | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite; liking |
| 肠胃 (腸胃) | cháng wèi | stomach and intestine; digestive system |
See also: Japanese symbol for “appetizing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.