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HSK 2 word · verb

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get up

Stroke order

See how to write 起床

Watch the animation, then write the character yourself — stroke order matters for speed and recognition.

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起

10 strokes

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床

7 strokes

Example sentence

我早上七点起床。

Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

I get up at seven in the morning.

More sentences with 起床

他刚起床。

Tā gāng qǐchuáng.

He just got up.

Character breakdown

广

shelter

+

木

tree

=

床

bed

A wooden (木) shelter (广) — a bed.

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Frequently asked questions about 起床

What does 起床 mean?
起床 (qǐ chuáng) means "to get up" in English. It is an HSK 2 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 起 have?
起 has 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 起床 in?
起床 is part of the HSK 2 word list, so it belongs to the elementary vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.