HSK 3 · Culture & Festivals
初一
chū yī
first day (of a lunar month)
Stroke order of 初一
2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
初 is clothes 衤 cut with a knife 刀: the start. 一 is one.
Parts: 初: 衤 + 刀, beginning; 一: one
The characters in 初一
Example sentence
春节初一我们吃饺子。
On the first day of Spring Festival we eat dumplings.