HSK 3 · Start & Finish

初

chū

beginning; first

Stroke order of 初

初 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A knife (刀) cutting cloth (衤) is the first step in making clothes: beginning.

Parts: 衤 clothes + 刀 knife

Example sentence

初次见面，请多关照。

Nice to meet you for the first time.

Words with 初

初中junior middle school 初级elementary; primary 初一first day (of a lunar month)年初beginning of the year 当初at first; originally 初步initial; preliminary

More words: Start & Finish

开始to start; beginning 结束to end; to finish 停止to stop 断to break; to cut off 打破to break 取消to cancel 初步initial; preliminary 终于finally 总结to sum up; summary 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 达到to reach; to achieve 后果consequence 效果effect; result

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