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始
始
shǐ
char. to begin, to start; beginning
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Other meanings
[shǐ]adv. (lit.) only then, not...until... (used in the same way as 才)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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开始
開始
kāi shǐ
v./n. start, begin; beginning
始终
始終
shǐ zhōng
adv. all along, always, all the time
自始至终
自始至終
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
phr. from beginning to end
有始有终
有始有終
yóu shí yǒu zhōng
idiom. carry something through to the end
始自
始自
shǐ zì
prep. (formal) begin with; from start
始皇
始皇
shǐ huáng
phr. The First Emperor (referring to Emperor Qin)
千里之行,始于足下
千里之行,始於足下
qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià
idiom. A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.