| 开 | kāi tái | start of play / opening of theatrical performance | 
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 / abbr. for 开本, book format | 
| 台 | Tái | Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai | 
| 台 | tāi | used in place names | 
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 台 | 
| 台 | tái | desk; table; counter | 
| 台 | Tái | Taiwan (abbr.) | 
| 台 | tái | platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines | 
| 台 | tái | typhoon |