初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 3 · TOCFL Level 3
- Frequency
- No. 1,085
How to write 初, stroke by stroke
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What 初 means
at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
Ideographic: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes
Words with 初
- 当初dāng chūat that time; originally
- 最初zuì chūfirst; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- 起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset
- 初次chū cìfor the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
- 初步chū bùinitial; preliminary; tentative
- 初恋chū liànfirst love
- 初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period
- 初级chū jíjunior; primary
- 初衷chū zhōngoriginal intention
- 初学者chū xué zhěbeginning student
- 初始chū shǐinitial; starting (point)
- 年初nián chūbeginning of the year
初 in a sentence
wǒ zuì chū bù zěn me xǐ huan tā 。
At first, I didn't like him.
qǐ chū ， tā bú huì shuō yīng yǔ 。
At first, he could not speak English at all.
chū cì chuān zhe qián yào xiān qīng xǐ 。
Wash before first wearing.
wǒ bú shì gè chū zhōng shēng 。
I'm not a junior high school student.
tā shì wǒ de chū liàn 。
She's my first love.