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初
chū
1. at first
2. (at the) beginning
3. first
4. junior
5. basic
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

年初
niánchū
beginning of the year
初一
chūyī
first day of lunar month
初三
chūsān
third year in junior middle school
初中
chūzhōng
junior high school
初二
chūèr
second year in junior middle school
初伏
chūfú
middle ten days of July, the first of [[三伏]] sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
初估
chūgū
to make a preliminary estimate
初冬
chūdōng
early winter
初创
chūchuàng
startup (company, phase etc)
初升
chūshēng
rising (sun, moon etc)
初夏
chūxià
early summer
初夜
chūyè
early evening
初始
chūshǐ
initial
初审
chūshěn
preliminary trial
初小
chūxiǎo
lower elementary school
初年
chūnián
early years
初恋
chūliàn
first love
初更
chūgēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
初期
chūqī
initial stage
初次
chūcì
first

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
666
Word Frequency Rank
1,941 of 84,292

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