Chinese character
起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to begin, to initiate
- to rise, to stand up
- to rise
- to raise
- to get up
Stroke order
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Words
Common words
起来起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]; (after a verb) indicating the beginning and c…一起一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a…引起引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse发起发起fā qǐto originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose…想起想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of; to call to mind起诉起诉qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute起义起义qǐ yìuprising; insurrection; revolt起点起点qǐ diǎnstarting point提起提起tí qǐto mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceeding…兴起兴起xīng qǐto rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
Related characters
Related characters
走zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
越yuè
to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
超chāo
to jump over, to leap over
赴fù
to attend, to go to, to be present
赶gǎn
to pursue, to overtake
赵zhào
ancient state
趁chèn
to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
趋qū
to hurry, to hasten
其qí
his, her, its, their
期qī
a period of time
七qī
seven
气qì
air, gas
器qì
device, instrument, tool
奇qí
strange, unusual, odd
骑qí
to ride, to mount
齐qí
even, uniform, of equal length