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

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Words containing 起

Word Meaning
starting line
can't avoid; can't hide from; unavoidable
to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser
to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser
peasant revolt
preinitiation
preinitiation
to start over from scratch (idiom)
to start over from scratch (idiom)
Jintian Uprising
Jintian Uprising
to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
to shut
to shut
(cry of encouragement); to arise; to stand up
from zero; from scratch; beginners' (course)
from zero; from scratch; beginners' (course)
lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up; turbulent times
lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up; turbulent times
to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
well-fed seek sex; poor and cold turn to theft
comfort breeds lust; hunger leads to theft