Chinese Character 起 Meanings and components.

Form

起

Meaning

起 meaning[3] in English

To Rise.

To Raise.

To Get Up.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 起 can be seen as a composition of 2 main characters.

起 radical

Its radical[1] is: ()

Details

In cangjie it is written with GOSU

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 起, looks as follow:

起
Pinyin:qi3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: 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 . Starting From (A Time, Place, Price Etc) . Classifier For Occurrences Or Unpredictable Events: Case, Instance . Classifier For Groups: Batch, Group
走
Pinyin:zou3
Meaning[3]: To Walk . To Go . To Run . To Move (Of Vehicle) . To Visit . To Leave . To Go Away . To Die (Euph.) . From . Through . Away (In Compound Verbs, Such As 撤走[Che4 Zou3]) . To Change (Shape, Form, Meaning)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
龰
Pinyin:龰 Shape:一
巳
Pinyin:si4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: 6th Earthly Branch: 9-11 A.M., 4th Solar Month (5th May-5th June), Year Of The Snake . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 150°

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter