Keyword
at first
- beginning
- initial
- primary
- Frequency
- #676
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
初
(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 (chūsān) "the third"
当初
at that time; originally
初期
initial stage; beginning period
最初
first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
年初
beginning of the year
初步
initial; preliminary; tentative
初中
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学 (chūjízhōngxué))
初级
junior; primary
起初
originally; at first; at the outset
月初
start of month; early in the month
初次
for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
初始
initial; starting (point)
初恋
first love
初衷
original intention
初一
first year in junior middle school; first day of a lunar month
初中生
junior high student
初三
third year in junior middle school; third day of a lunar month
初创
startup (company, phase etc); newly established
初等
elementary (i.e. easy)
初选
primary election
初年
early years
初二
second year in junior middle school; second day of a lunar month
初学者
beginning student
初稿
first draft (of writing)