初 chū

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HSK 3 TOCFL L3 常用国字7 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1at first; initially

2first; early

3(in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third"

Etymology

ideographic · Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes

Radical

刀 · knife; old coin; measure

Composition

⿰衤刀

Writing

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Words with 初

初chū 初chū 初步chūbù 初级chūjí 当初dāngchū 初中chūzhōng 年初niánchū 最初zuìchū 初期chūqī 初等chūděng 起初qǐchū 初次chūcì 初衷chūzhōng 月初yuèchū 初年chūnián 初一chūyī 初始chūshǐ 初三chūsān

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