# 起

| 起 | U+8D77, &#36215; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8D77 |
| ← 赶 [U+8D76] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 赸 → [U+8D78] |
| 起 | U+2F9D7, &#195031; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9D7 |
| ← 贛 [U+2F9D6] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 𧼯 → [U+2F9D8] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 起 |
| Simplified | 起 |
| Japanese | 起 |
| Korean | 起 |

### Alternative forms

The component in the top right corner is written as 巳 according to Hong Kong and Taiwan standards and 己 according to the writing standards of mainland China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

### Han character

起 (Kangxi radical 156, 走+3, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土人口山 (GORU) or 土人尸山 (GOSU), four-corner 4780$_1$, composition ⿺走巳(HT) or ⿺走己(GJKV))

#### Descendants

* 𛀪

#### Derived characters

* 𠺬, 𭡳, 𤠳, 𬏌, 𧽇, 𮔸, 𧽈, 𫎼, 𲃐

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1215, character 15
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37048
* Dae Jaweon: page 1683, character 18
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3476, character 2
* Unihan data for U+8D77
* Unihan data for U+2F9D7

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 起 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 巳 | *ljɯʔ, *lɯs |
| 祀 | *ljɯʔ |
| 汜 | *ljɯʔ |
| 戺 | *zrɯʔ |
| 起 | *kʰɯʔ |
| 熙 | *qʰlɯ |
| 媐 | *qʰlɯ, *lɯ |
| 圯 | *lɯ |
| 异 | *lɯ, *lɯs |
| 巸 | *lɯ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰɯʔ): semantic 走 + phonetic 巳 (OC *ljɯʔ, *lɯs).

### Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kyi (“to lift, raise, awake”); cognate with Burmese ချီ (hkyi, “to lift”) (STEDT).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qǐ (qi$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): че (či͡ə, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hí
    (Hailu, HRS): hi$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hi$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qi$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): kǐ
* Eastern Min (BUC): kī
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$chi / $^3$chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǐ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^3$
*** Yale: chǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chii
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ki
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: че (či͡ə, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiə⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^2$
*** Yale: héi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kī
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí
*** Tâi-lô: khí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qie
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰi⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$chi
*** MiniDict: chi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$chi
*** MiniDict: chi$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: khiX
Rime :
| Character | 起 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 墟里切 |
| Baxter | khiX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰiə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.qʰ(r)əʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 起 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qǐ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khi$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.qʰ(r)əʔ/ |
| English | rise (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 起 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12011 |
| Phonetic component | 巳 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 起 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰɯʔ/ |
| Notes | 說文巳聲非己聲 |

### Definitions

起
* to rise; to go up; to move up
* to stand up; to rise
* to break out; to grow
* to start; to begin; to become; to take
* to initiate; to instigate; to trigger off
* (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Min, Pinghua, Wu, Xiang) to construct; to build
    起緊嘅線路／起紧嘅线路 [Cantonese] ― hei$^2$ gan$^2$ ge$^3$ sin$^3$ lou$^6$ [Jyutping] ― routes currently being built
       ni$^1$ dung$^6$ lau$^{4-2}$ hai$^6$ san$^1$ hei$^2$ ge$^3$. [Jyutping]
       This building is new.
* to prepare; to draw up; to come up with
* to extract; to pull out; to remove
    螺絲起子／螺丝起子 ― luósī qǐzi ― screwdriver
    起骨 [Cantonese] ― hei$^2$ gwat$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to debone
* (Hokkien, Teochew) to board; to get on (a vehicle)
* (in 從/由……起 structures) from
* and above; at least; from
    新款iPhone售價5999元起。／新款iPhone售价5999元起。 ― Xīnkuǎn iPhone shòujià 5999 yuán qǐ. ― The new iPhone is priced from ¥5999.
* particle placed after verbs to indicate upward movement; ... up
    拿起 ― náqǐ ― to pick up; to lift
* particle placed after verbs to indicate the beginning of a continued action
* (used with 不 or 得 after verbs) up to a certain standard; to be able to stand or afford
       Wǒ mǎi dé qǐ chē, dàn mǎi bù qǐ fáng. [Pinyin]
       I can afford to buy a car, but not a house.
* particle placed after verbs to indicate the involvement of a person or thing in the action
* Classifier for incidents and legal cases.
* Classifier for batches or groups.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 上 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 上 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 上 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 上 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 上 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 𬦰, 上, 起 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 𬦰, 上, 起 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 𬦰, 上, 起 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 上, 起 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 起 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 上, 起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 上 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 上 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 上 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 上 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蓋, 建, 建造, 建築, 興建, 修建 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蓋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蓋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蓋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 建 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蓋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蓋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蓋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蓋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蓋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 起 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蓋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蓋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蓋, 起 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 修, 起 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 起, 修 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 起 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蓋, 造 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蓋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 起 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 起 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 做 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 起 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 起, 整 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 起 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 起 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 起, 做 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 做 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 起, 搭 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 起 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 起 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 起 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 起 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 做 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 起 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 起, 做 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 做 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 起 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 起 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 起 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 起 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蓋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蓋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 開 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 起 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 起 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 起 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 起 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 起 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 起 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 起 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 起 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 作 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 作 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 起 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 造 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 造, 起 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 造 |
| Wu | Danyang | 砌 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 造 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 起 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 起 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 起 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 起 |
* (classifier for legal cases): 宗 (zōng), 樁／桩 (zhuāng)

### Compounds

* 一哄而起 (yīhōng'érqǐ)
* 一早起
* 一早起了
* 一波未平，一波又起 (yī bō wèi píng, yī bō yòu qǐ)
* 一病不起 (yībìngbùqǐ)
* 一起 (yīqǐ)
* 一躍而起 / 一跃而起
* 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 / 一部二十四史，不知从何说起
* 一饋十起 / 一馈十起
* 不知起倒
* 不識起倒 / 不识起倒
* 不起 (bùqǐ)
* 不起之病
* 不起眼 (bùqǐyǎn)
* 不起訴處分 / 不起诉处分 (bù qǐsù chǔfèn)
* 並起 / 并起 (bìngqǐ)
* 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ)
* 事不關己，高高掛起 / 事不关己，高高挂起 (shìbùguānjǐ, gāogāo guàqǐ)
* 仄起體 / 仄起体
* 代起
* 倔起 (juéqǐ)
* 俱起
* 健起
* 僱不起 / 雇不起
* 兔起鳧舉 / 兔起凫举
* 兔起鶻落 / 兔起鹘落
* 再起 (zàiqǐ)
* 凸起 (tūqǐ)
* 前仆後起
* 勃起 (bóqǐ)
* 原起
* 受不起
* 另起煙爨 / 另起烟爨
* 另起爐灶 / 另起炉灶 (lìngqǐlúzào)
* 同起同坐
* 吳起 / 吴起 (Wúqǐ)
* 吹起捏塌
* 喚起 / 唤起 (huànqǐ)
* 四起 (sìqǐ)
* 四起八拜
* 回生起死
* 坐言起行
* 坐起
* 垂直起飛 / 垂直起飞
* 墳起 / 坟起
* 大清早起
* 大起
* 大起大落 (dàqǐdàluò)
* 大陸隆起 / 大陆隆起
* 奮袂而起 / 奋袂而起
* 奮起 / 奋起 (fènqǐ)
* 奮起直追 / 奋起直追
* 女起解
* 婆娑起舞
* 對不起 / 对不起 (duìbùqǐ)
* 對得起 / 对得起 (duìdeqǐ)
* 屢仆屢起 / 屡仆屡起
* 崛起 (juéqǐ)
* 平起平坐 (píngqǐpíngzuò)
* 廣州起義 / 广州起义 (Guǎngzhōu Qǐyì)
* 引起 (yǐnqǐ)
* 後起 / 后起 (hòuqǐ)
* 後起之秀 / 后起之秀 (hòuqǐzhīxiù)
* 後起字 / 后起字 (hòuqǐzì)
* 得了些顏色就開起染房來 / 得了些颜色就开起染房来
* 從何說起 / 从何说起
* 心頭火起 / 心头火起
* 心頭起火 / 心头起火
* 忽起忽落
* 怒從心上起，惡向膽邊生 / 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生
* 性起
* 急起直追 (jíqǐzhízhuī)
* 惹不起 (rěbùqǐ)
* 應運而起 / 应运而起
* 手起刀落 (shǒuqǐdāoluò)
* 打起
* 打起精神
* 承當不起 / 承当不起
* 承起
* 抄起
* 抖起來 / 抖起来
* 拔地而起 (bádì'érqǐ)
* 拍案而起
* 拂袖而起
* 拔起
* 拿不起來 / 拿不起来
* 拿得起
* 拿得起放得下
* 振衰起敝
* 振起 (zhènqǐ)
* 挺起胸膛
* 掌不起
* 捲起 / 卷起 (juǎnqǐ)
* 掀起 (xiānqǐ)
* 提不起勁 / 提不起劲
* 提得起放得下
* 揭竿而起 (jiēgān'érqǐ)
* 揚起 / 扬起
* 提起 (tíqǐ)
* 提起公訴 / 提起公诉
* 撩起
* 撈起嘴巴 / 捞起嘴巴
* 擔不起 / 担不起
* 擔當不起 / 担当不起
* 撿起 / 捡起
* 擱起 / 搁起
* 攘臂而起
* 日起有功
* 早起 (zǎoqǐ)
* 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 / 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 (zǎoqǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī)
* 晏起
* 晚起
* 暴起暴落
* 有起色
* 東山再起 / 东山再起 (dōngshānzàiqǐ)
* 板起臉 / 板起脸 (bǎnqǐliǎn)
* 此仆彼起
* 此起彼伏 (cǐqǐbǐfú)
* 此起彼落 (cǐqǐbǐluò)
* 武昌起義 / 武昌起义 (Wǔchāng Qǐyì)
* 汩起
* 沒起倒 / 没起倒
* 泛起
* 海洋隆起
* 源起 (yuánqǐ)
* 漸有起色 / 渐有起色
* 滾起來 / 滚起来
* 烽煙四起 / 烽烟四起 (fēngyānsìqǐ)
* 無盡緣起 / 无尽缘起
* 無風不起浪 / 无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng)
* 無風起浪 / 无风起浪
* 熛起
* 特起
* 狼煙四起 / 狼烟四起
* 生枯起朽
* 異軍特起 / 异军特起
* 異軍突起 / 异军突起 (yìjūntūqǐ)
* 當不起 / 当不起 (dāngbuqǐ)
* 痗起痗起 (mei1 qi mei1 qi) (Xiang)
* 痿不忘起
* 發起 / 发起 (fāqǐ)
* 發起人 / 发起人 (fāqǐrén)
* 白手起家 (báishǒuqǐjiā)
* 白起
* 盜賊四起 / 盗贼四起
* 盜賊蜂起 / 盗贼蜂起
* 看不起 (kànbuqǐ)
* 看得起 (kàndeqǐ)
* 看起來 / 看起来 (kànqilai)
* 瞅不起
* 瞎子起房子
* 瞎子起房子——亂蓋 / 瞎子起房子——乱盖
* 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ)
* 瞧得起 (qiáodeqǐ)
* 破風箏，抖起來了 / 破风筝，抖起来了
* 禁不起 (jīnbùqǐ)
* 禁得起
* 禍起蕭牆 / 祸起萧墙 (huòqǐxiāoqiáng)
* 禍起隱微 / 祸起隐微
* 禍起飛語 / 祸起飞语
* 萬丈高樓平地起 / 万丈高楼平地起 (wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ)
* 稱得起 / 称得起
* 突起 (tūqǐ)
* 竄起 / 窜起
* 算起來 / 算起来
* 綿延起伏 / 绵延起伏
* 綠林起義 / 绿林起义
* 綽起 / 绰起
* 緣起 / 缘起 (yuánqǐ)
* 群起 (qúnqǐ)
* 群起攻之
* 群起攻訐 / 群起攻讦
* 群起效尤
* 群起而攻
* 翩翩起舞
* 翻起
* 老起面皮
* 聞雞起舞 / 闻鸡起舞 (wénjīqǐwǔ)
* 聞風而起 / 闻风而起
* 聲名鵲起 / 声名鹊起 (shēngmíngquèqǐ)
* 聲譽鵲起 / 声誉鹊起
* 肅然起敬 / 肃然起敬 (sùránqǐjìng)
* 背山起樓 / 背山起楼
* 臥起 / 卧起
* 興起 / 兴起
* 蔚起
* 蕭牆禍起 / 萧墙祸起
* 蜂午並起 / 蜂午并起
* 蜂起 (fēngqǐ)
* 蝟起 / 猬起
* 螺絲起子 / 螺丝起子 (luósī qǐzi)
* 見財起意 / 见财起意
* 說起 / 说起 (shuōqǐ)
* 說起來 / 说起来
* 變亂四起 / 变乱四起
* 變起蕭牆 / 变起萧墙 (biànqǐxiāoqiáng)
* 豎起脊梁
* 貪功起釁 / 贪功起衅
* 賠不起 / 赔不起
* 赤手起家
* 起事 (qǐshì)
* 起伏 (qǐfú)
* 起伏不平
* 起住
* 起來 / 起来 (qǐlái)
* 起倒
* 起偃為豎 / 起偃为竖
* 起價 / 起价 (qǐjià)
* 起先 (qǐxiān)
* 起兵 (qǐbīng)
* 起兵動眾 / 起兵动众
* 起初 (qǐchū)
* 起功局
* 起勁 / 起劲 (qǐjìn)
* 起動 / 起动 (qǐdòng)
* 起動器 / 起动器
* 起動馬達 / 起动马达
* 起原
* 起厝 (Hokkien Teochew)
* 起司
* 起句 (qǐjù)
* 起司蛋糕 (qǐsī dàngāo)
* 起因 (qǐyīn)
* 起圈 (qǐjuàn)
* 起土
* 起坐
* 起坡
* 起士 (qǐshì)
* 起夜 (qǐyè)
* 起夫
* 起奪 / 起夺
* 起始 (qǐshǐ)
* 起子
* 起家 (qǐjiā)
* 起居 (qǐjū)
* 起居室 (qǐjūshì)
* 起居注
* 起屋 (hei$^2$ uk$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 起岸
* 起工 (qǐgōng)
* 起席
* 起師動眾 / 起师动众
* 起床 (qǐchuáng)
* 起復 / 起复
* 起急 (qǐjí)
* 起意 (qǐyì)
* 起手 (qǐshǒu)
* 起打
* 起承轉合 / 起承转合 (qǐchéngzhuǎnhé)
* 起撥 / 起拨
* 起敬 (qǐjìng)
* 起數 / 起数
* 起早 (qǐzǎo)
* 起早貪黑 / 起早贪黑 (qǐzǎotānhēi)
* 起旱 (qǐhàn)
* 起更
* 起服
* 起末
* 起根兒 / 起根儿
* 起根發腳 / 起根发脚
* 起根立地
* 起槓 / 起杠
* 起步 (qǐbù)
* 起死人，肉白骨
* 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng)
* 起毛 (qǐmáo)
* 起水頭兒 / 起水头儿
* 起源 (qǐyuán)
* 起火
* 起火店
* 起烘
* 起煩 / 起烦
* 起爆
* 起獲 / 起获
* 起用 (qǐyòng)
* 起疑 (qǐyí)
* 起病 (qǐbìng)
* 起皮子
* 起皺 / 起皱 (qǐzhòu)
* 起眼 (qǐyǎn)
* 起碼 / 起码 (qǐmǎ)
* 起磨
* 起租
* 起程 (qǐchéng)
* 起稿
* 起立 (qǐlì)
* 起筆 / 起笔 (qǐbǐ)
* 起粟
* 起義 / 起义 (qǐyì)
* 起翅
* 起而效尤
* 起臥 / 起卧 (qǐwò)
* 起興 / 起兴
* 起舞 (qǐwǔ)
* 起航 (qǐháng)
* 起色 (qǐsè)
* 起花頭 / 起花头
* 起草 (qǐcǎo)
* 起落 (qǐluò)
* 起落架
* 起薪 (qǐxīn)
* 起行 (qǐxíng)
* 起見 / 起见 (qǐjiàn)
* 起解
* 起訖 / 起讫
* 起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)
* 起訴人 / 起诉人 (qǐsùrén)
* 起訴書 / 起诉书 (qǐsùshū)
* 起訴權 / 起诉权
* 起誓 (qǐshì)
* 起課 / 起课 (qǐkè)
* 起講 / 起讲
* 起貨 / 起货
* 起贓 / 起赃
* 起跑 (qǐpǎo)
* 起跑線 / 起跑线 (qǐpǎoxiàn)
* 起跳 (qǐtiào)
* 起身 (qǐshēn)
* 起身炮
* 起軍 / 起军 (qǐjūn)
* 起轎 / 起轿
* 起運 / 起运 (qǐyùn)
* 起釁 / 起衅 (qǐxìn)
* 起重機 / 起重机 (qǐzhòngjī)
* 起錨 / 起锚 (qǐmáo)
* 起開 / 起开
* 起雷 (qǐléi)
* 起電機 / 起电机
* 起電盤 / 起电盘
* 起靈 / 起灵
* 起頭 / 起头 (qǐtóu)
* 起頭容易結梢難 / 起头容易结梢难
* 起風 / 起风 (qǐfēng)
* 起飛 / 起飞 (qǐfēi)
* 起首 (qǐshǒu)
* 起馬 / 起马
* 起馬牌 / 起马牌
* 起駕 / 起驾 (qǐjià)
* 起高調 / 起高调
* 起鬨 / 起哄 (qǐhòng)
* 起點 / 起点 (qǐdiǎn)
* 趕起 / 赶起
* 跑起來 / 跑起来
* 跪起
* 跳起來 / 跳起来
* 躍起 / 跃起
* 身起
* 輛起 / 辆起
* 輸不起 / 输不起 (shūbùqǐ)
* 迭起 (diéqǐ)
* 連根拔起 / 连根拔起 (liángēnbáqǐ)
* 連綿起伏 / 连绵起伏
* 逞起威風 / 逞起威风
* 那起人
* 釁起蕭牆 / 衅起萧墙
* 鋒起 / 锋起
* 錢起 / 钱起
* 關起門來，都是一家人 / 关起门来，都是一家人
* 隆起 (lóngqǐ)
* 陽起石 / 阳起石 (yángqǐshí)
* 雞鳴而起 / 鸡鸣而起
* 雲南起義 / 云南起义
* 雲起龍驤 / 云起龙骧
* 風在那裡起，雨在那裡落 / 风在那里起，雨在那里落
* 風起 / 风起
* 風起水涌
* 風起潮湧 / 风起潮涌
* 風起雲布 / 风起云布
* 風起雲湧 / 风起云涌
* 風起雲蒸 / 风起云蒸
* 飲食起居 / 饮食起居 (yǐnshíqǐjū)
* 馬起臉 / 马起脸
* 騰空而起 / 腾空而起 (téngkōng'érqǐ)
* 騰蛟起鳳 / 腾蛟起凤
* 高低起伏
* 高潮迭起
* 鵲起 / 鹊起
* 齁聲雷起 / 齁声雷起

### References

* “起”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
* “起”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03992

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 起 |
| Kyūjitai | 起󠄁 起+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 起󠄃 起+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* to rise, to wake up
* to rise, to stand up

#### Readings

* Go-on: こ (ko)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kun: おきる (okiru, 起きる, Jōyō)、おこす (okosu, 起こす, Jōyō)、おこる (okoru, 起こる, Jōyō)、たつ (tatsu, 起つ)、たてる (tateru, 起てる)
* Nanori: おき (oki)、おこす (okosu)、かず (kazu)、たつ (tatsu)、ゆき (yuki)

#### Compounds

* 起(き)因(いん) (kīn)
* 起(き)業(ぎょう) (kigyō)
* 起(き)源(げん), 起(き)原(げん) (kigen)
* 起(き)算(さん) (kisan)
* 起(き)床(しょう) (kishō)
* 起(き)承(しょう)転(てん)結(せつ) (kishō tensetsu)
* 起(き)訴(そ) (kiso)
* 起(き)動(どう) (kidō)
* 起(き)伏(ふく) (kifuku)
* 蜂(ほう)起(き) (hōki): rebellion, uprising, revolt
* 起(き)用(よう) (kiyō)
* 起(き)立(りつ) (kiritsu)
* 想(そう)起(き) (sōki)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 起
* き Grade: 3
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 起 (MC khiX).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʲi]

### Affix

起(き) • (ki)
* to rise; to get up; to stand up
* to start; to begin; to cause; to bring about
* origin; cause; beginning

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2040 (paper), page 1072 (digital)

## Korean
### Hanja

起 (eumhun 일어날 기 (ireonal gi))
* hanja form of 기 (“to rise, to wake up”)

#### Compounds

* 기상 (起床, gisang, “waking up”)
* 기동 (起動, gidong, “the act of starting up a machine, especially a computer”)
* 기립박수 (起立拍手, giripbaksu, “standing ovation”)

## Kunigami
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* Kun: ふき゚るん (fungirun, 起き゚るん)

## Miyako
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* Kun: うきㇲ゙ (ukidz, 起きㇲ゙)

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: うきゆん (ukiyun, 起きゆん)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

起: Hán Nôm readings: khởi, khỉ
* To start something
* To stand up

## Yaeyama
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* Kun: うきん (ukin, 起きん)、うきるん (ukirun, 起きるん)

## Yonaguni
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* Kun: うぎるん (ugirun, 起ぎるん)