Chinese symbol for “starter”
开胃菜
kāi wèi cài
Traditional: 開胃菜
starter; appetizer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for starter is 开胃菜 (kāi wèi cài), defined as: starter; appetizer.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “starter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 前菜 | qián cài | appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre |
| 起种 (起種) | qǐ zhǒng | starter (for sourdough breadmaking) |
| 面种 (麵種) | miàn zhǒng | (breadmaking) starter |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 开胃菜.
| 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 |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
See also: Japanese symbol for “starter”.
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.