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
to catch fire; to get angry; to cook
purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose; motive
starting point
to swear an oath; to vow
to get up early
to arouse; to stir up; to evoke
to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
living room; sitting room
the start (of some activity); to set out; to set in motion
to get up; to leave; to set forth
crane
unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary
to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears)
uprising; revolt; insurrection
to look down upon; to hold in contempt
the emergence (e.g. of a power)
to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
in the beginning; at first
compared with
cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
to spring up; to rise; to come into vogue
screwdriver; bottle opener
to make a comeback; to return to power
cannot afford; can't afford buying
to start from scratch; to build up from nothing