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初

chū

beginning, initial, primary

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes
HSK 5 7 strokes Very Common (7%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

衤
yī
cloth
刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
⿰衤刀 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

yī
衤
cloth
5 strokes
dāo
刀
knife; old coin; measure
2 strokes HSK 4

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