| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up | |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | start to execute, start, | |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | draft (a bill); draw up (plans) | |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally; at first; at the outset | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up | |
| 起點 | 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 起飛 | 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off (in an airplane) |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | ups and downs; with a wavy motion (brush stroke in painting) | |
| 起鬨 | 起哄 | qǐ hòng | (v) gather together and cause a commotion |
| 起勁 | 起劲 | qǐ jìn | vigorously; energetically; enthusiastically |
| 起居 | qǐ jū | Daily Life | |
| 起來 | 起来 | qǐ lai | beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up |
| 起落架 | qǐ luò jià | undercarriage | |
| 起碼 | 起码 | qǐ mǎ | (adj) at the minimum; at the very least |
| 起跑線 | 起跑线 | qǐ pǎo xiàn | starting line (for race); scratch line (for a relay race) |
| 起泡沫 | qǐ pào mò | seethe | |
| 起身 | qǐ shēn | (v) leave; set forth; (v) get up | |
| 起始 | qǐ shǐ | originate | |
| 起死回生 | qǐ sǐ huí shēng | arise from the dead | |
| 起訴 | 起诉 | qǐ sù | to sue; to bring a lawsuit against |
| 起訴員 | 起诉员 | qǐ sù yuán | prosecutor |
| 起訴者 | 起诉者 | qǐ sù zhě | suitor |
| 起義 | 起义 | qǐ yì | uprising; insurrection; revolt |
| 起用 | qǐ yòng | to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job) | |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin; to originate; to come from | |
| 起重機 | 起重机 | qǐ zhòng jī | crane |
| 起皺紋 | 起皱纹 | qǐ zhòu wén | shrivel |
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