How to write 起 (qǐ) rise, get up stroke order, radical, examples and spoken audio

Learn how to write 起. 起 (qǐ) is a Chinese character meaning rise, get up. You can learn it at or in our apps just search trainchinese in the iOS or Android app stores. This character is very frequently used in Mandarin Chinese. It s from Revised HSK Level 1, learned by beginners. In this video you ll find out how to write it, which radical it uses and what components the character is made up of. You can also hear how it s pronounced with standard Mandarin spoken audio and both see and hear examples of how it s used.