起衅 qǐxìn to provoke a quarrel Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 起 qǐ particleverb to start to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)衅 釁 xìn verbnoun dispute (bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎoxìn or 寻衅 xúnxìn