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

马尾穿豆腐,提不来 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
馬尾穿豆腐,提不來 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
jīng qǐ to start in surprise; to give a jolt of surprise
jīng qǐ to start in surprise; to give a jolt of surprise
gāo qǐ to rise high; to spring up
黄巢义 huáng cháo qǐ yì Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
黃巢義 huáng cháo qǐ yì Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
黄巾义 huáng jīn qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
黃巾義 huáng jīn qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
黄花岗义 huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
黃花崗義 huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
gǔ qǐ to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out
勇气 gǔ qǐ yǒng qì to summon one's courage
勇氣 gǔ qǐ yǒng qì to summon one's courage
身 zhàn qǐ shēn Stand up
来 qǐ lái up; rise up; stand up; lift up
liàng qǐ light up; illuminate
流行来 liú xíng qǐ lái to become popular; to catch on
dǎ qǐ to start a fight or lawsuit
shōu qǐ put away; collect
來 qǐ lái to feel like; the feeling or impression of
wǎn qǐ roll up (sleeves or similar); to pull up
chén qǐ early morning; to rise early in the morning
xiǎng qǐ to ring out; to sound out
笑了来 xiào le qǐ lái started to smile; broke into a smile