(bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎo​xìn or 寻衅 xún​xìn

to occur; to appear; to arise; to break out (of skin conditions, rashes, or blisters)

(literary) used metaphorically to refer to internal strife or domestic conflict, as in the idiom 祸起萧墙 huò​qǐ​xiāo​qiáng