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起粟

qǐ sù

2-character word

What 起粟 means

1. to get goose bumps

The characters in 起粟

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 粟sùmillet; (metonym) grain

Sounds the same

Read qǐ sù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 起诉to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute

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