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
initiator; proposer; founding member
Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin qín guó, the victor at cháng píng in 260 BC
to pucker (up); to purse
to pucker (up); to purse
appear to be; looks as if; seemingly
short takeoff and landing aircraft
short takeoff and landing aircraft
friction blister
Autumn Harvest Uprising led by Mao
Autumn Harvest Uprising, 1927 Mao revolt
projection; bit sticking out
to stand; to spring up
to stand up
to stand up
in total; all told; to estimate
in total; all told; to estimate
can't stand it; to be unable to bear
does not bear examination
does not bear examination
to be able to withstand; to be able to endure
origin
can opener
can opener
everyone rises to attack; all oppose strongly
to stick up; to point sth up