启 qǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
启程
qǐchéng
to set out; to start a journey
Characters in this word
程 chéng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考察队天刚亮就从营地启程，赶在暴雪前抵达山口。 Kǎocháduì tiān gāng liàng jiù cóng yíngdì qǐchéng, gǎn zài bàoxuě qián dǐdá shānkǒu. The expedition team set out from camp at daybreak and reached the mountain pass before the blizzard.
- 明天一早，我们就启程回家。 Míngtiān yìzǎo, wǒmen jiù qǐchéng huí jiā. Early tomorrow we set off for home.
- 船长一声令下，大船缓缓启程。 Chuánzhǎng yì shēng lìng xià, dà chuán huǎnhuǎn qǐchéng. At the captain's command, the big ship slowly set sail.
Related words
- 启动 qǐdòng to start; to launch
- 启发 qǐfā to inspire; to enlighten
- 启事 qǐshì notice; announcement
- 开启 kāiqǐ to open, to start
- 启示 qǐshì to reveal; enlightenment
- 启迪 qǐdí to enlighten; to inspire
- 启蒙 qǐméng to enlighten; enlightenment; elementary education
- 启用 qǐyòng to activate; to put into use
- 程度 chéngdù degree; level
- 工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer
- 过程 guòchéng process
- 课程 kèchéng course