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始
shǐ
1. to begin
2. to start
3. then
4. only then
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

始
shǐ
to begin, to start; beginning
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

倡始
chàngshǐ
to initiate
开始
kāishǐ
to begin
HSK 2
始末
shǐmò
whole story
始祖
shǐzǔ
primogenitor
原始
yuánshǐ
first
HSK 6
始终
shǐzhōng
from beginning to end
HSK 5
建始
Jiànshǐ
Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture [[恩施土家族苗族自治州<ĒnshīTǔjiāzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu>]], Hubei
始点
shǐdiǎn
starting point
始兴
Shǐxīng
Shixing County in Shaoguan [[韶關|韶关<Sháoguān>]], Guangdong
创始
chuàngshǐ
to initiate
起始
qǐshǐ
to originate
自始
zìshǐ
from the outset
肇始
zhàoshǐ
to initiate
固始
Gùshǐ
Gushi county in Xinyang [[信陽|信阳]], Henan
伊始
yīshǐ
beginning
未始
wèishǐ
not necessarily
更始
gēngshǐ
to make a new start
始建
shǐjiàn
to start building
旬始
xúnshǐ
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
初始
chūshǐ
initial

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
380
Word Frequency Rank
174 of 84,292