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初

beginning, initial, primary; (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

Strokes
7
Pinyin
chū

Parts

Words with 初

  1. 初一chū yī · chuyifirst year in junior middle school; first day of a lunar month
  2. 初三chū sān · chusanthird year in junior middle school; third day of a lunar month
  3. 初中chū zhōng · chuzhongjunior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
  4. 初二chū èr · chuersecond year in junior middle school; second day of a lunar month
  5. 初伏chū fú · chufuthe first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
  6. 初估chū gū · chuguto make a preliminary estimate
  7. 初冬chū dōng · chudongearly winter
  8. 初创chū chuàng · chuchuangstartup (company, phase etc); newly established
  9. 初升chū shēng · chushengrising (sun, moon etc)
  10. 初夏chū xià · chuxiaearly summer
  11. 初夜chū yè · chuyeearly evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter
  12. 初始chū shǐ · chushiinitial; starting (point)
  13. 初婚chū hūn · chuhunto marry for the first time; to be newly married
  14. 初审chū shěn · chushenpreliminary trial
  15. 初小chū xiǎo · chuxiaolower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2])
  16. 初年chū nián · chunianearly years
  17. 初心chū xīn · chuxin(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
  18. 初恋chū liàn · chulianfirst love
  19. 初战chū zhàn · chuzhanfirst battle; initial engagement (of a war or military campaign)
  20. 初探chū tàn · chutanto conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc); a preliminary study
  21. 初文chū wén · chuwenarchaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
  22. 初更chū gēng · chugengfirst of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
  23. 初期chū qī · chuqiinitial stage; beginning period
  24. 初次chū cì · chucifor the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
  25. 初步chū bù · chubuinitial; preliminary; tentative
  26. 初潮chū cháo · chuchaomenarche
  27. 初犯chū fàn · chufanfirst offender; first offense
  28. 初生chū shēng · chushengnewborn; nascent; primary (biology)
  29. 初秋chū qiū · chuqiuearly autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
  30. 初稿chū gǎo · chugaofirst draft (of writing)

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