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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.

初 · 7 strokes一 · 1 strokes

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

  • 初 chū — beginning; first (7 strokes)
  • 一 yī — one (1 strokes)

Example sentence

春节初一我们吃饺子。

On the first day of Spring Festival we eat dumplings.

Words with 初

Words with 一

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