起 qǐ

to get up; to rise; to start

HSK 1 #75

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 75th character
Radical ⾛ (156.3)
Strokes 10
Index # 1789

Definitions

起 qǐ
  1. 1. to get up
  2. 2. to rise
  3. 3. to start
  4. 4. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  5. 5. to set out
  6. 6. to initiate (action)
  7. 7. to raise
  8. 8. to launch
  9. 9. to appear
  10. 10. to establish
  11. 11. to draft
  12. 12. to get (from a depot or counter)
  13. 13. verb suffix, to start
  14. 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15. classifier for groups: batch, group

Stroke order

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Words containing 起

Word Meaning
对不起 duì bu qǐ HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; sorry? (please repeat)
一起 yī qǐ HSK 2
together; with; altogether (in total)
起床 qǐ chuáng HSK 2
to get up; to get out of bed
起来 qǐ lai HSK 3
to get up; to stand up; also pr. qǐ lái
起来 qi lai HSK 3
start to do; get up; seem
起飞 qǐ fēi HSK 3
(of an aircraft) to take off
引起 yǐn qǐ HSK 4
to cause; to lead to; to give rise to
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ HSK 5
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
看不起 kàn bu qǐ HSK 5
to look down upon; to despise
起码 qǐ mǎ HSK 6
at the very least; at the minimum
起初 qǐ chū HSK 6
at first; originally; at the outset
起源 qǐ yuán HSK 6
origin; to originate; to come from
起草 qǐ cǎo HSK 6
to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
起伏 qǐ fú HSK 6
ups and downs; to undulate; to move up and down
掀起 xiān qǐ HSK 6
to lift; to begin; to set off (a campaign)
起哄 qǐ hòng HSK 6
to create a disturbance; to heckle; rowdy jeering
想起 xiǎng qǐ
to recall; to think of; to call to mind
起诉 qǐ sù
to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
看起来 kàn qǐ lai
appear to be; looks as if; seemingly
提起 tí qǐ
to mention; to speak of
起立 qǐ lì
to stand; Stand up!
挑起 tiǎo qǐ
to provoke; to stir up; to incite
升起 shēng qǐ
to rise; to raise; to hoist
举起 jǔ qǐ
to lift; to raise up; to heave
发起 fā qǐ
to initiate; to start
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