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
undercarriage
to be able to withstand; to be able to endure
to weigh anchor
to blister; to bubble; to foam
to originate
to be on an equal footing
to perk up; to raise one's head
to have an erection; erection
to protrude; protruding; to bulge
to bulge; to swell
to be unable to stand
(of aircraft) to take off and land
(of a movie etc) one climax after another
everyday life; regular pattern of life
significant ups and downs; volatile
to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
start again from scratch; set up on one's own
reveille
to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
can't afford to offend; dare not provoke
to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
to appear; to emerge; to surface
to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
to jump up suddenly; to rise up in one bound; to bound up