The word **崛起** (juéqǐ) is a classical yet enduringly modern compound formed through the combination of two semantically similar characters, creating a powerful sense of ascent: **崛** means to rise steeply or tower, often describing mountains, and carries a connotation of abruptness and prominence, while **起** is the fundamental verb meaning to rise, get up, or begin. Their union forms a coordinative compound where both elements reinforce the core idea of a vigorous, upward emergence. Historically used in literary texts to describe geographical features, its meaning has been extended metaphorically to signify the rapid and formidable ascent of nations, powers, movements, or individuals, capturing a sense of sudden, unstoppable, and often majestic rise to prominence.