兴起
xīngqǐ · HSK 7
spring up
📈 兴 (flourish) + 起 (get up) = something rises up and takes off
Both characters carry a rising sense: 兴 is to flourish or prosper, 起 is to get up or start. Stacked together they mean a movement or trend springs up and is on the upgrade.
起 — 走 (run) + 己 (self/phonetic)
起 combines 走 'run/walk' as the meaning component with 己 as the phonetic component. The 走 element suggests movement of the body, giving the core sense of rising up or starting to move. From there it extended to meanings like 'get up,' 'begin,' and 'arise.'