Character data
HSK
2
FREQUENCY
381st character
RADICAL
⼥ (38.5)
STROKES
8
INDEX #
1329
Character data
| HSK | 2 |
| Frequency | 381st character |
| Radical | ⼥ (38.5) |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Index # | 1329 |
Definitions
| 始 shǐ |
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Stroke order
Words containing 始
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to start; to begin; beginning
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all along; from beginning to end
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primitive; original; original (document etc)
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founder; creator; initiator
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from start to finish (idiom)
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initial; starting (point)
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fig. the originator of an evil practice
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(computing) to initialize; initialization
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to finish what you start; stick with things
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to initiate; to found
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unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
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to originate
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start well and finish well; see things through
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whole story; the ins and outs
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founder of a school or trade; primogenitor
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go round and round; repeat again and again
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unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events
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beginning; outset
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(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
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Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
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first built; to start building
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unswerving; unflinching
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start but not finish; no follow-through
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primitive society
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a new year begins (idiom)
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