chū

(at the) beginning; at first; first

HSK 5 #667

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 667th character
Radical ⼑ (18.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 889

Definitions

初 chū
  1. 1. (at the) beginning
  2. 2. at first
  3. 3. first
  4. 4. basic
  5. 5. junior

Stroke order

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Words containing 初

Word Meaning
at first; initially; originally
primary; junior
at that time; originally
at first; originally; at the outset
preliminary; initial; tentative
first love
for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
junior high school
initial stage; beginning period
original intention
initial; starting (point)
beginning student
(computing) to initialize; initialization
primary election
first offense; first offender
first draft (of writing)
junior high student
first day of lunar month
beginning of the year
young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
to be a newcomer; just off the boat
preliminary trial
third year in junior middle school
early in the month; start of month
early summer
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