吴起 Traditional form: 吳起 Pinyin (reading): Wúqǐ Definitions: Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi Characters: 吴 - one of several warring states; surname 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up Traditional characters: 吳 - one of several warring states; surname 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up