rise, stand up; go up; begin

DEFINITIONS

起 qǐ
  • to rise
  • to raise
  • to get up
  • to set out
  • to start
  • to appear
  • to launch
  • to initiate (action)
  • to draft
  • to establish
  • to get (from a depot or counter)
  • verb suffix, to start
  • starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  • classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  • classifier for groups: batch, group

STROKES

WORDS

民變峰 mín biàn fēng qǐ seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
子 méi qǐ zi (dialect) (of a person) useless; pathetic; spineless
子 méi qǐ zi (dialect) (of a person) useless; pathetic; spineless
波澜伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
波瀾伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
fú qǐ to float; to emerge
yǒng qǐ to well up; to boil out; to bubble forth; to spurt
yuán qǐ to originate
满嘴疱 mǎn zuǐ qǐ pào to have lips covered in blisters
滿嘴皰 mǎn zuǐ qǐ pào to have lips covered in blisters
烽火四 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟四 fēng yān sì qǐ lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽煙四 fēng yān sì qǐ lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟四,战火纷飞 fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽煙四,戰火紛飛 fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
无风不浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire
無風不浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire
物种源 wù zhǒng qǐ yuán Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
物種源 wù zhǒng qǐ yuán Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
tè qǐ to appear on the scene; to arise suddenly
狼烟四 láng yān sì qǐ fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
狼煙四 láng yān sì qǐ fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
异军突 yì jūn tū qǐ to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
異軍突 yì jūn tū qǐ to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
fā qǐ to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)