起来 (qǐ lai)

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

Character breakdown

起 (qǐ) · 10 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 走 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
来 (lái) · 7 strokes

Simplified form of 來. Pictograph of a stalk of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as 麥.