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

长队 pái qǐ cháng duì to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
長隊 pái qǐ cháng duì to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
guà qǐ to hang up (a picture etc); to hoist up (a flag); (computing) to suspend (a process); (of a system) to hang; pending (operation)
guà qǐ to hang up (a picture etc); to hoist up (a flag); (computing) to suspend (a process); (of a system) to hang; pending (operation)
jiǎn qǐ to pick up
jiǎn qǐ to pick up
提前爆 tí qián qǐ bào "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
公诉 tí qǐ gōng sù to raise a charge; to sue; to institute proceedings
公訴 tí qǐ gōng sù to raise a charge; to sue; to institute proceedings
精神 tí qǐ jīng shen to raise one's spirits; to take courage
yáng qǐ to raise one's head; to perk up
石头砸自己的脚 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard
石頭砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard
liāo qǐ to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)
支付不 zhī fù bù qǐ to be unable to pay; unaffordable
支付得 zhī fù dé qǐ to be able to pay; affordable
早睡早 zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
东太平洋隆 dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
東太平洋隆 dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
東山再 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
此伏彼 cǐ fú bǐ qǐ see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]
彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò to rise and fall in succession (idiom); repeating continuously
武昌义 wǔ chāng qǐ yì Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
武昌義 wǔ chāng qǐ yì Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
民变峰 mín biàn fēng qǐ seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances