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初

chū

HSK 3.0 · 3

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chū · co1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) at first; initially
  2. (bound form) first; early
  3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

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Character breakdown

初

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

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