起(qǐ): to rise
HSK 110 strokes
to rise
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- qǐ
- Meaning
- to rise; to raise; to get up; 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
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 起 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 起 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 起
Common words using 起 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
yī一qǐ起
HSK 1(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an …
Open 一起 page →seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on …
Open 看起来 page →Related characters
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