TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
起
ㄑㄧˇ · qǐ
verb — to rise, get up; to start
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}Ijǐ → qǐ — crosses inside {j,q,x}; the same 己 stays jì in 記
Running (走) with 己 jǐ for sound — to rise to your feet and get moving (說文: 能立也): 起來、起床. From getting up: to begin (起頭), to lift off (升起), to set off (引起).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鬧鐘一響，整個人從床上彈起來，腳已經在走（走）了。
The alarm rings — up off the bed in one motion, feet already moving (走).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)起立、起床— to rise, get up常用
→起頭、起點— to begin; the starting point
→升起、引起— to rise; to give rise to
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension