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Meaning of 初

Pinyin chū

Radical

刀

Strokes

Definition

at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic

Usage

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初 [chū] 1. Beginning; the initial part. - 开始时，开始的部分。：～始。正月～一。～旬。～稿。～等。～版。～试。～创。～绽。～叶（指某一历史时期的最初一段）。～夜（a.指进入夜晚不久的时候；b.指新婚第一夜）。 2. Original; the original situation. - 原来的，原来的情况：～衷。和好如～。 3. Surname. - 姓。初 [chū] (Noun) - Meaning: beginning; start. - Etymology: The character is a pictogram combining the elements for "knife" and "clothing," symbolizing the initial process of cutting cloth to make clothes. 1. Same as the original meaning (at the beginning; in the early part). - 同本义 ([En.] at the beginning; in the early part). 引 1. "说文": 初, 始也。裁者衣之始也。 2. "广雅": 初, 舒也。按,谓展帛以就裁。 3. "易·既济": 初吉终乱。 4. "易·书大传": 名曰初虑。 5. "诗·王风·兔爰": 我生之初。 6. "论衡·订鬼": 初疾畏惊，见鬼之来。 7. 陶渊明《桃花源记》: 初极狭，才通人。复行数十步，豁然开朗。例 - 例如: 初岁 (the beginning of the year); 初枯 (plants begin to wither in autumn); 初头 (the beginning); 初化 (the start of change); 初末 (beginning and end). 2. The essence; nature. - 本原 ([En.] nature). 引 1. 唐· 韩愈《符读书城南》: 欲知学之力，贤愚同一初。 3. Surname. - 姓。初 [chū] (Adjective) 1. Indicating the first in order. - 表示次序居第一 ([En.] the first in order). 例 - 如: 初度 (birthday); 初鼓 (the first watch of the night); 初入芦苇 (metaphorically, the beginning of an official career); 初民 (the populace of ancient times). 2. Original; pertaining to the beginning. - 本，本来的 ([En.] original). 例 - 如: 初愿; 初志; 初心 (original intention, the initial heart's desire). 初 [chū] (Adverb) 1. Former times; originally. - 往昔; 当初 ([En.] in former times, in the past; before). 引 1. 《左传·隐公元年》: 初，郑武公娶于申。 2. 《资治通鉴·赤壁之战》: 初，鲁肃闻刘表卒，言于孙权。 2. Indicating time or frequency, equivalent to "just" or "only." - 表示时间、频率，相当于“才”、“刚刚” ([En.] just; only). 引 1. 杜甫《闻官军收河南河北》: 剑外忽传收蓟北，初闻涕泪满衣裳。 2. 李渔《芙蕖》: 用叶者取叶初长足时。例 - 例如: 初生 (just born); 初凉; 初寒. 3. Entire or complete; originally. - 全; 本来就 ([En.] whole; all). 引 1. 《后汉书》: 受教三日，初不奉行。初 [chū] (Prefix) 4. Added before numbers one to ten, indicating the order of the first ten days of the lunar month. - 加在“一”至“十”的前面，表示农历一个月前十天的次序。引 1. 梁启超《谭嗣同传》: 八月初一日，上召见袁世凯，特赏侍郎。例 - 例如: 三月初一; 五月初五; 七月初十.

唐初 táng chū

early Tang Dynasty

初夏 chū xià

early summer

初始化 chū shǐ huà

(computing) to initialize / initialization

初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú

venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) / young and inexperienced / novice / greenhorn

最初 zuì chū

first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally

当初 dāng chū

at that time / originally

初期 chū qī

initial stage / beginning period

初级 chū jí

junior / primary

年初 nián chū

beginning of the year

起初 qǐ chū

originally / at first / at the outset

初时 chū shí

At first

初级阶段 chū jí jiē duàn

initial stage / primary stage

初年 chū nián

early years

月初 yuè chū

start of month / early in the month

初次 chū cì

for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc)

清初 qīng chū

Early Qing

初一 chū yī

first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school

明末清初 Míng mò Qīng chū

late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century

初等教育 chū děng jiào yù

primary education / junior school education

初三 chū sān

third year in junior middle school

初衷 chū zhōng

original intention or aspiration

初始 chū shǐ

initial / starting (point)

初恋 chū liàn

first love

初冬 chū dōng

early winter

如梦初醒 rú mèng chū xǐng

as if wakening from a dream

初步 chū bù

initial / preliminary / tentative

初露端倪 chū lù duān ní

reveal its importance for the first time / make first appearance

初见端倪 chū jiàn duān ní

have an inkling of the matter / begin to take shape

初具规模 chū jù guī mó

begin to take shape

初涉 chū shè

For the first time

初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

初生之犊 chū shēng zhī dú

newborn calf

初生牛犊 chū shēng niú dú

newborn calf

初秋 chū qiū

early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar

初稿 chū gǎo

first draft (of writing)

情窦初开 qíng dòu chū kāi

first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)

初筛 chū shāi

preliminary screening

腊月初 là yuè chū

Early twelfth lunar month

初中 chū zhōng

junior high school / abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]

初来乍到 chū lái zhà dào

to be a newcomer / just off the boat

隋初 suí chū

Early Sui Dynasty