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Information of 始

Pinyinshǐ

Radical

女

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

begin

始 [shǐ] 【Noun】 1. 起头，最初，与“终”相对： - Beginning; start; opposite of "end". - Example: 开始 (begin); 开终 (start and end); 先祖 (ancestor); 创始 (found). 2. 过去，从前： - Past; formerly. - Example: 过去 (the past). 3. 根本，本源： - Foundation; origin. - Example: 根本 (foundation). 4. 姓： - A surname. 【Adverb】 1. 当初，在最初的时候： - At first; originally. - Example: 起初 (at first). 2. 曾，尝： - Before long; previously. - Example: 曾经 (once). 3. 刚刚;才： - Just; only then. - Example: 刚刚 (just now). 4. 然后;随之;立刻就： - Then; afterward. - Example: 随后 (afterward). 5. 仅仅，只： - Only. - Example: 仅 (only). 【Verb】 1. 谋划： - Plan and contrive. - Example: 计划 (plan). 2. 滋生： - Breed; give birth to. - Example: 生育 (give birth). References: 1. 《说文解字》: 始，女之初也。 2. 《老子》: 无名天地之始。 3. 唐· 魏征《谏太宗十思疏》: 忧懈怠则思慎始而敬终。 *Note: This is an explanation from a traditional Chinese dictionary.

原始 yuán shǐ

first / original / primitive / original (document etc)

开始 kāi shǐ

to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4]

始建 shǐ jiàn

to start building / first built

始终 shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end / all along

始于 shǐ yú

begin with / start from / date from

起始 qǐ shǐ

to originate

建始县 Jiàn shǐ xiàn

Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

原始社会 yuán shǐ shè huì

primitive society

始祖 shǐ zǔ

primogenitor / founder of a school or trade

方始 fāng shǐ

Fang Shi

自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

原始人 yuán shǐ rén

primitive man

创始 chuàng shǐ

to initiate / to found

始新世 Shǐ xīn shì

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

原始积累 yuán shǐ jī lěi

primitive accumulation / primary accumulation

初始化 chū shǐ huà

(computing) to initialize / initialization

周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle

原始公社 yuán shǐ gōng shè

primitive commune

创始人 chuàng shǐ rén

creator / founder / initiator

初始 chū shǐ

initial / starting (point)

始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě

lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice

始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú

unswerving / unflinching

肇始 zhào shǐ

to initiate / to start / the start

Input Method for 始

Pinyinshi3

Wubi

vckg

Cangjie

vir

Zhengma

zmzj

Four Corner

43460

Unicode

U+59cb

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