初 chū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刀 — knife
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 刀 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
初
chū
first; early
Character
Example phrases
- 初雪来了。 Chūxuě lái le. The first snow has come.
- 初次见面。 Chūcì jiànmiàn. Nice to meet you for the first time.
- 初夏很热。 Chūxià hěn rè. Early summer is very hot.
Related words
- 初 chū early; beginning
- 初步 chūbù preliminary; first-step
- 初级 chūjí beginner level
- 初中 chūzhōng junior high school
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 年初 niánchū beginning of the year
- 最初 zuìchū at first
- 初期 chūqī early stage
- 近期 jìnqī recently; soon
- 短期 duǎnqī short-term
- 长期 chángqī long-term; for a long time
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago