起
qǐ
“To rise” in Chinese is 起 (qǐ).
Other characters with the syllable qi: see all 29 →
Meaning
- to rise
- to raise
- to get up
Show 12 more meanings
- 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
Example
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Words containing 起
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get upHSK 1起来qǐláito stand up; to get upHSK 1一起yīqǐ(in) the same placeHSK 1对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift offHSK 2想起xiǎngqǐto recallHSK 2看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to beHSK 3引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouseHSK 4
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