Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "起"

The character "起" has 10 strokes. Its radical is "走". View the introduction of "起"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "起."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "起"

v.: rise; get/stand up; go/move/rise up; break out; appear; occur; start; begin; set up; establish; build; construct; draft; draw up; work out; draw out; remove; extract; pull; draw; receive; get; initiate; launch; move up/upwards; begin to; be up to a certain standard

quant.: case; instance; group; batch

prep.: from; by

Form words with "起"

起疑团 raise a doubt

起念头 conceive an idea

起垄器 tie ridger

起作用 take effect

起货单 landing permit

起网机 net hauler

起戒心 be suspicious of sb

起歹心 brew malice

起垄犁 ridger; ridging plough

起钉锤 claw hammer

起钉钳 nail nippers/puller

从青年起 from one's youth onwards

平旦即起 get up soon after daybreak

起了歪心 a wicked idea crops up

马铃薯起垄机 potato ridger

起先锋作用 play a vanguard role

起主导作用 play a leading role

搂起袖子 tuck up one's sleeves

抡起球棒 wield a baseball bat

用肩扛起 shoulder sth up

Example phrases using "起"

• 打三月起，我再也没有抽过烟了。

  I have never smoked since March.

• 他形迹可疑，我立刻怀疑起他来。

  There was something furtive about his behaviour and I became suspicious immediately.

• 走了一天路后，我的脚底起了泡。

  My feet were blistered from a day’s walking.

• 打他能记事儿的时候起妈妈就有病。

  His mother has been ill since his memory began.

• 填鸭式教学方法只能起反作用。

  The method of cramming only defeats its intended purpose.

• 他拿起矿泉水，咕咚咕咚喝了几口。

  He took a bottle of mineral water and drank with some gulps.

• 他成功地推举起一百四十公斤。

  He successfully pressed 140 kilograms.

• 我们已有12起案件记录在案。

  We have documented 12 cases.

• 酸与碱会起化学反应生成盐。

  An acid can react with a base to form a salt.

• 他抡起枪托，把我打倒在地。

  He swung his rifle butt and knocked me down.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.