初
初 chū
初 is a 7-stroke character at HSK level 3. It belongs to the Weather & Seasons pack, and it appears in 3 word combinations taught in the app.
Meaning
beginning; initial
Words built from 初
- 初步chū bùpreliminary
- 当初dāng chūoriginally; at first
- 最初zuì chūinitial; at first
Example sentences
学习汉语，先从初步的发音开始。
xué xí hàn yǔ xiān cóng chū bù de fā yīn kāi shǐ
When learning Chinese, start with basic pronunciation.
当初我应该多带一件衣服。
dāng chū wǒ yīng gāi duō dài yí jiàn yī fu
I should have brought one more piece of clothing at the time.
三月初，南方就开始暖和了。
sān yuè chū nán fāng jiù kāi shǐ nuǎn huo le
By early March it starts getting warm in the south.
Stroke order
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