起 = 走 + 巳

起 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “rise”. It is built from 走 (walk) and 巳 (sixth earthly branch).

Keyword: rise
Pinyin (Mandarin): qǐ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: rise, stand up, встать, stand up
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 起 rouse

Decomposition

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走 walk
巳 sixth earthly branch

How to find 起 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “walk” + “sixth earthly branch”. 起 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 起 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.