to rise, to get up, to start
Animated Stroke Order 起
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HSK Vocabulary: 起
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 起 is used in context
1
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qī七
diǎn点
qǐ起
chuáng床
。
I get up at 7 o'clock every morning.
2
qǐng请
nǐ你
zhàn站
qǐ起
lái来
huí回
dá答
wèn问
tí题
。
Please stand up to answer the question.
3
fēi飞
jī机
jiāng将
zài在
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
hòu后
qǐ起
fēi飞
。
The plane will take off in ten minutes.
4
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
Sorry, I'm late.
5
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
fān翻
le了
nǐ你
de的
shuǐ水
bēi杯
。
Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your water cup.
6
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
huà话
tài太
zhí直
jiē接
le了
，
kě可
néng能
ràng让
nǐ你
bù不
shū舒
fú服
le了
。
Sorry, I was too direct just now, which might have made you uncomfortable.
7
wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
chī吃
fàn饭
。
We eat together.
8
míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
ba吧
。
Let's go watch a movie together tomorrow.
9
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yì一
qǐ起
nǔ努
lì力
。
To complete this project, we need to work together.
10
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
qī七
diǎn点
qǐ起
chuáng床
。
I get up at seven o'clock every day.
Information
Traditional起
Radical走
Strokes10
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#222
Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D77
CangjieGORHU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality