起
起
“to begin”
Radical: 走
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK 1
How 起 is built — wrapping from bottom-left
Origin
walk
Words with 起
对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry
起床 qǐchuáng — to get up
一起 yìqǐ — together
起来 qǐlái — to get up
起飞 qǐfēi — to take off (in an airplane)
起飞 qǐ fēi — to take off (in an airplane)
引起 yǐn qǐ — to give rise to
看不起 kàn bu qǐ — to look down upon
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ — amazing
起来 qǐ lái — beginning or continuing an action
起草 qǐ cǎo — draft (a bill)
起初 qǐ chū — originally
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