起 qǐ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
起
qǐ
to rise, to get up
Character
Example phrases
- 我每天起得很早。 Wǒ měitiān qǐ de hěn zǎo. I get up very early every day.
- 他起得很晚。 Tā qǐ de hěn wǎn. He gets up very late.
- 我八点起。 Wǒ bā diǎn qǐ. I get up at eight.
Related words
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 起床 qǐchuáng to get up (out of bed)
- 起来 qǐlai to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 睡 shuì to sleep
- 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep, to go to bed
- 晚 wǎn late; evening
- 休息 xiūxi to rest; rest
- 晚上 wǎnshang evening
- 洗 xǐ to wash
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet