竖起

shù qǐ verb C2

Traditional: 豎起

to erect (a tent etc)
to prick up (one's ears)
to raise (one's eyebrows)
to stick up (one's thumb)
to turn up (one's collar)
(of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)

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Its characters

竖 shù variant of 豎|竖[shu4] 9 strokes
起 qǐ to rise 10 strokes

Words with it

竖起耳朵 shù qǐ ěr duo to prick up one's ears
竖起大拇指 shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ to give a thumbs-up

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