升起 (shēng qǐ) — to rise (of the sun, smoke, etc.); to take off (of aircraft)

Definition

verb
to rise (of the sun, smoke, etc.)to take off (of aircraft)

Examples

  • 升起。
    Tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shēng qǐ.
    The sun rises from the east.
  • 升起。
    Qì qiú màn màn shēng qǐ.
    The balloon rises slowly.
  • 升起。
    Gē shēng cóng yuǎn fāng shēng qǐ.
    The sound of singing rises from afar.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

升shēngrise
起qǐup

升 gives the rising motion, and 起 adds the upward completion.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a drawing of a standard dipper used to measure one 升.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
巳
巳sì起qǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

起 is made from 走 and 巳: 走 is the part connected with walking or running, and 巳 gives the sound.

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