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起 (qǐ): To rise — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 起

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How to write 起 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 起

起 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
起=走to walk+己self

The foot (走) rises up from its own (己) place — to get up or start.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 起

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 起

HSK words that contain this character.

对不起

duì bu qǐ

sorry

HSK 1

一起

yì qǐ

together

HSK 2

起床

qǐ chuáng

get up (out of bed)

HSK 2

起来

qǐ lai

stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet

HSK 3

起飞

qǐ fēi

take off [plane]

HSK 3

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

HSK 4
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了不起

liǎo bu qǐ

amazing; terrific; extraordinary

HSK 5

看不起

kàn bu qǐ

look down upon; scorn; disdain

HSK 5
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 起 is used in context

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
qī七
diǎn点
qǐ起
chuáng床
。

I get up at seven o'clock every morning.

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
liù六
diǎn点
qǐ起
。
qǐng请
nǐ你
zhàn站
qǐ起
lái来
huí回
dá答
wèn问
tí
fēi飞
jī机
jiāng将
zài在
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
hòu后
qǐ起

Information

Pinyinqǐ
Meaningto rise
Strokes10
Radical走
Traditional起
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#222
Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ
UnicodeU+8D77
CangjieGORHU
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掀起

xiān qǐ

lift; raise

HSK 6

起伏

qǐ fú

rise and fall; ups and downs; undulate

HSK 6

起初

qǐ chū

originally; at first; in the beginning

HSK 6

起哄

qǐ hòng

gather together to stir up trouble

HSK 6

起源

qǐ yuán

origin; beginning

HSK 6

起码

qǐ mǎ

elementary; rudimentary

HSK 6

起草

qǐ cǎo

draft; draw up; write out

HSK 6

I get up at six o'clock every morning.

题
。

Please stand up to answer the question.

fēi飞
。

The plane will take off in ten minutes.

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