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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 詞
起來 word · TOCFL 1
起來 ＝ 起 ＋ 來
ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ · qǐlái
verb — to get up, to rise; directional complement indicating upward motion toward speaker

字源 FORM — what the parts do

起to rise, to get up (起來的起)qǐ走 zǒu (walk) + 己 jǐ (sound) — walking up from a resting position
來to come (來的來)lái
起來，起床的起，來的來。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天亮了，身子從床上撐起（起），往這邊走來（來）。
Daylight — the body lifts (起, walk 走 from rest 己) off the bed and comes (來) this way.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
站起來zhàn qǐláito stand up — the canonical use起床qǐchuángto get out of bed — same 起