Phonetic Reading of the Character '起'



Animated Stroke Order of 起:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '起'



Radical:走     Strokes:10



Pinyin & Definition:

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/(before place or time) starting from/classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: c


Related Chinese characters:



Words with Chinese Character 起:
to rise
to raise
to get up
起一堵墙to build a wall
起义uprising
insurrection
revolt
起义军insurrectionary army
起义投诚to come over to our side; to revolt and cross over
起义者insurrectionist; insurrectionary; riser; rebeldom
起事rise in rebellion; start armed struggle
起亚Kia (Motors)
起价initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer)
prices starting from
起伏to move up and down
to undulate
ups and downs
起伏的undulate; undulant; rolling; undulatory; up-and-down; fluctuant; undulated; wavy; waved; scraggly
起作用work; react; operate; do its work; act on; functor; take into effect; perform a role; take effect; function; act a part in
起先at first
in the beginning
起兴get interested
起兵raise troops
起初originally
at first
at the outset
起动to start up (a motor)
to launch (a computer application)
起动时间start up time; run-up time; start time; starting period; starting time; starting duration; period of starting; acceleration time
起动机starter; starting engine; starter motor; hoist; hauler; cranking motor; starting machine; pony motor
起动电流starting current