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

xià qǐ to start (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall from the sky
chēng qǐ to prop up; to support
坡 qǐ pō start uphill; start ascending
qū qǐ to bend or flex; to curl up
得 qǐ dé to get up; to rise
到 qǐ dào to play the role of; to function as
mī qǐ to squint; to narrow one's eyes
bù qǐ unable to; cannot manage to do something
來 zhǎng qǐ lái to rise (water level); to swell up
眼 qǐ yǎn narrow one's eyes; squint, in this context 'narrowing the eyes'
péng qǐ to bulge up; to swell up; to puff up; to expand suddenly
gāng qǐ just beginning; just started
魔大 mó dà qǐ the evil grows stronger
从那时 cóng nà shí qǐ since that time; from then on
舞 qǐ wǔ to dance; to start dancing; to begin dancing
来 lāo qǐ lái scoop up; lift out (from water or liquid)
jiǎn qǐ to pick up
wèn qǐ to ask about; inquire about
飞前 qǐ fēi qián before takeoff; prior to the departure of a flight
连接来 lián jiē qǐ lái to connect; to link up
rì qǐ starting from a certain day; from the following day
来 duǒ qǐ lái hide away
真对不 zhēn duì bù qǐ to truly apologize; a sincere expression of regret or apology
就动 jiù dòng qǐ start to move
来 quān qǐ lái encircle; to enclose in a circle or to surround