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

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Words containing 起

Word Meaning
popular uprising
popular uprising
origin of mankind
origin of mankind
sit-up (physical exercise)
a cool head in a crisis
a cool head in a crisis
unbearable; so unfair!; (slang) it's just the pits!
unbearable; so unfair!; (slang) it's just the pits!
Workers of the world, unite!
Workers of the world, unite!
same as Bai Qi bái qǐ
same as Bai Qi bái qǐ
to make a comeback; to arise again; resurgence
erectile dysfunction (ED)
erectile dysfunction (ED)
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
to evoke; to call to mind; to induce
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
start afresh; set up on your own
to hoist
Wu Qi, Warring States general; Wuqi County
Wu Qi, Warring States general; county in Shaanxi