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
not to let sb down; be worthy of; to treat sb fairly
jack
jack
rise suddenly; emerge as a new power
to start from scratch (idiom)
trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation
trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation
new talent; an up-and-coming youngster
conflict close to home; a fire in one's backyard
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
to recall; to remember
to recall; to remember
provoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)
hopeless case; weak and inept person
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
fig. to get excited and move to action
to lift up
to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
to put together
to put together
to meet gains or losses with equanimity
to pick up
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up