Kaishi: Opening for Trade, Not a Universal Festival Date

开市, kāishì, can mean opening for trading or making the day’s first transaction.

What the reference establishes#

The CC-CEDICT entry lists opening for trading, including a store or stock market, and making the first transaction of the day. It does not give a universal sixth-day-of-New-Year festival rule.

Practical questions#

For a shop, ask the business when it actually opens. For an exchange, consult that exchange’s published trading calendar. A word’s dictionary meaning does not establish opening hours, a financial opportunity or a promise of profit.

Scope#

The planning questions are editorial suggestions. This introduction does not establish a current event programme or uniform participation.

Source#

Cultural or lexical reference.

Lexical sense adapted from CC-CEDICT contributors / MDBG, 23 October 2026 release, CC BY-SA 4.0; explanatory prose is editorial.