初 (chū) — Chinese Character

初

chū

at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic

Radical: 刀 HSK 3 f, d, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

初 decomposes into the following components:

衤刀

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 初.

初一

chū yī

初三

chū sān

初中

chū zhōng

初二

chū èr

初伏

chū fú

初估

chū gū

初冬

chū dōng

初创

chū chuàng

初升

chū shēng

初叶

chū yè

初声

chū shēng

初夏

chū xià

Characters that share the radical 刀.

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