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
Four great poets of early Tang dynasty
wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter; early evening
beginning student
preliminary trial
lower elementary school; abbr. for chū jí xiǎo xué
early years
(one's) original intention, aspiration etc
first love
feelings of first love
feelings of first love
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
tentative idea
tentative idea
menarche
newborn; nascent; primary (biology)
fig. the fearlessness of youth
fig. the fearlessness of youth
fig. the young are fearless
fig. the young are fearless
early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
elementary algebra
elementary algebra