to get up; to rise; to start

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
seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
pathetic; (dialect) (of a person) useless; spineless
pathetic; (dialect) (of a person) useless; spineless
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
to float; to emerge
to well up; to bubble forth; to spurt
to originate
to have lips covered in blisters
to have lips covered in blisters
war breaking out everywhere; chaos of war
war flames everywhere; chaos of war
flames of war everywhere; war breaks out widely
war breaking out everywhere; chaos of war
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
there is always a reason for rumors
no smoke without fire; things have a cause
Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
to arise suddenly; to appear on the scene
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
war flames everywhere; war breaks out all over
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
to initiate; to start