始 shǐ

begin, start; then, only then

HSK 2 #381

DEFINITIONS

  • begin, start
  • then, only then
  • to begin
  • to start
  • then
  • only then

STROKES

始 stroke order diagram
始 stroke order animation

WORDS

开始 kāi shǐ
HSK 2
to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
始终 shǐ zhōng
HSK 5
from beginning to end; all along
原始 yuán shǐ
HSK 6
first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
创始人 chuàng shǐ rén creator; founder; initiator
自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom)
初始 chū shǐ initial; starting (point)
始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice
初始化 chū shǐ huà (computing) to initialize; initialization
有始有终 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
创始 chuàng shǐ to initiate; to found
始终如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
起始 qǐ shǐ to originate
善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
始末 shǐ mò whole story; the ins and outs
始祖 shǐ zǔ primogenitor; founder of a school or trade
周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle
始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events
伊始 yī shǐ outset; beginning
始发 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating
秦始皇 qín shǐ huáng Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
始建 shǐ jiàn to start building; first built
始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving; unflinching
有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
原始社会 yuán shǐ shè huì primitive society
一元复始 yī yuán fù shǐ a new year begins (idiom)
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