Chinese character
初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- beginning, initial, primary
- (bound form) at first; initially
- (bound form) first; early
- (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
Etymology hint · Ideographic
Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes
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初Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
当初当初dāng chūat that time; originally初期初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period最初最初zuì chūfirst; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally年初年初nián chūbeginning of the year初步初步chū bùinitial; preliminary; tentative初中初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])初级初级chū jíjunior; primary起初起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset月初月初yuè chūstart of month; early in the month初次初次chū cìfor the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
Related characters
Related characters
分fēn
to divide, to allocate
刀dāo
knife
切qiè
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve
剪jiǎn
scissors
券quàn
bond, certificate, deed
劈pī
to chop, to cut apart
刃rèn
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
出chū
to go out, to send out
处chù
to reside at, to live in
除chú
to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
楚chǔ
clear, distinct
触chù
to butt, to gore, to ram
畜chù
livestock, domestic animals
储chǔ
to save money, to store, to reserve
厨chú
kitchen