起
起 (qǐ) means “to rise; to get up”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Greetings” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.
How to remember 起
Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For qǐ, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 3rd tone (dipping) places it in one of five rooms. 走 (walk / run) and 己 (self) walk on as the props, and the action lands on the meaning: to rise; to get up.
The finished scene for 起 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and qǐ stays with you.
Unlock the story free in the appStroke order for 起
Components of 起
- 走walk / run
- 己self
Words with 起
- 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
- 起来qǐ láiget up
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