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初期

chū qī

HSK 3.0 · 5

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chū qī · co1 kei4 (Jyutping)

  1. initial stage
  2. beginning period

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

初

Meaning
beginning, initial, primary
Radical
刀
Strokes
7
Components
⿰衤刀
Cangjie
LSH
Four-corner
3722.0

期

Meaning
period of time; date; time limit
Radical
月
Strokes
12
Components
⿰其月
Cangjie
TCB
Four-corner
4782.0

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