初 chū — beginning; start; initial; early part

初
chū

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #889

chū chu1

Basic definition

noun
  1. beginning; start; initial; early part e.g 起初月初初旬
  2. original; primary; fundamental e.g 初衷初心和好如初
adjective
  1. first; initial; primary e.g 初一初次初级
adverb
  1. just at first; for the first time; initially e.g 最初初步初来乍到

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。从刀，从衣。合起来表示:用刀剪裁衣服是制衣服的起始。本义:起始，开端)
  2. at the beginning;in the early part of e.g 初岁 · 初枯 · 初头 · 初化 · 初末
  3. nature
  4. 姓
adjective
  1. the first in order
  2. original
adverb
  1. in former times，in the past;before
  2. just;only e.g 初生 · 初凉 · 初寒
  3. whole;all
  4. 副
  5. 加在“一”至“十”的前面，表示农历一个月前十天的次序 e.g 三月初一 · 五月初五 · 七月初十

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