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起

qǐ

to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

🔤 Pictophonetic: 走 (walk) provides meaning, 己 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 10 strokes Very Common (1%)
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Component Breakdown

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走
zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
⿺走己 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zǒu
走
to walk, to run, to flee
💡 Ideographic: Someone 土 stepping with their foot 止
7 strokes HSK 2
jǐ
己
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic: A loom woven with thread
3 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 起 (267)

duìbuqǐ
对不起 ↗
HSK 1
unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)
yīqǐ
一起 ↗
HSK 2
in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)
qǐchuáng
起床 ↗
HSK 2
to get out of bed / to get up
qǐfēi
起飞 ↗
HSK 3
(of an aircraft) to take off
qǐlai
起来 ↗
HSK 3
to stand up / to get up
qilai
起来 ↗
HSK 3
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after [[站<zhàn>]]) / bringing things together (e.g. after [[收拾<shōushi>]]) / (after a perception verb, e.g. [[看<kàn>]]) expressing preliminary judgement
yǐnqǐ
引起 ↗
HSK 4
to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
liǎobuqǐ
了不起 ↗
HSK 5
amazing / terrific / extraordinary
kànbuqǐ
看不起 ↗
HSK 5
to look down upon / to despise
qǐchū
起初 ↗
HSK 6
originally / at first / at the outset
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