HSK 1 · Daily routine

起

qǐ

to get up; to rise

Stroke order of 起

起 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

走 walk with 己 oneself: you rise and move.

Parts: 走 walk + 己 self

Example sentence

你几点起床？

What time do you get up?

Words with 起

对不起sorry 起床to get up 起来to get up; to rise 一起together 起飞to take off 想起to recall; to remember 看起来to look; it seems

More words: Daily routine

起床to get up 起来to get up; to rise 睡to sleep 睡觉to sleep 穿to wear; to put on 衣服clothes 休息to rest 住to live (somewhere)放to put; to place 拿to take; to hold 找to look for 找到to find

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