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

落架 qǐ luò jià undercarriage
经得 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand; to be able to endure
锚 qǐ máo to weigh anchor
泡 qǐ pào to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (wine etc)
始 qǐ shǐ to originate
平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò to be on an equal footing
yáng qǐ to raise one's head; to perk up
bó qǐ erection; to have an erection
tū qǐ convex; protruding; to protrude; to bulge; to buckle upwards
lóng qǐ to swell; to bulge
禁不 jīn bu qǐ to be unable to stand
降 qǐ jiàng (of aircraft) to take off and land
高潮迭 gāo cháo dié qǐ each new high point replaced by another; (of a movie etc) one climax after another
居 qǐ jū everyday life; regular pattern of life
大落 dà qǐ dà luò (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; roller coaster
肃然敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch; back to square one; to start of on a new path
床号 qǐ chuáng háo reveille
用 qǐ yòng to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
惹不 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable
重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
fàn qǐ to appear; to emerge; to surface
直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit
彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
一跃而 yī yuè ér qǐ to jump up suddenly; to bound up; to rise up in one bound