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始
shǐ
to begin, to start; beginning
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女 (woman) provides meaning, 台 provides pronunciation
HSK 2
8 strokes
Very Common (4%)
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Words Using 始 (57)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
开始
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kāishǐ
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
2
kāishǐ
开始
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HSK 2
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
始终
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shǐzhōng
from beginning to end / all along
5
shǐzhōng
始终
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HSK 5
from beginning to end / all along
原始
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yuánshǐ
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
6
yuánshǐ
原始
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HSK 6
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
始
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shǐ
to begin / to start / then / only then
shǐ
始
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to begin / to start / then / only then
初始化
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chūshǐhuà
(computing) to initialize / initialization
chūshǐhuà
初始化
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(computing) to initialize / initialization
初始
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chūshǐ
initial / starting (point)
chūshǐ
初始
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initial / starting (point)
始末
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shǐmò
whole story / the ins and outs
shǐmò
始末
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whole story / the ins and outs
始祖
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shǐzǔ
primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
shǐzǔ
始祖
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primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
起始
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qǐshǐ
to originate
qǐshǐ
起始
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to originate
秦始皇
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QínShǐhuáng
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
QínShǐhuáng
秦始皇
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Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor