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
intact; as good as before; untouched
beginning of a decade; beginning of an age
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
in olden days; (literary) former times
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
If I’d known, I wouldn’t have done it.
if I’d known, I wouldn’t have done it; regret
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
late Ming and early Qing
Lotus (department store chain)
Lotus (department store chain)
the prime meridian; the first meridian
the prime meridian; the first meridian
the Greenwich meridian
the Greenwich meridian
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
late Han, early Wei period, about 200 CE
late Han, early Wei period in China
at that time; originally