始
始
char. to begin, to start; beginning
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Other meanings
| 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.
EXAMPLES
开 開 v./n. start, begin; beginning |
始 始 adv. all along, always, all the time |
自 自 phr. from beginning to end |
有 有 idiom. carry something through to the end |
始 始 prep. (formal) begin with; from start |
始 始 phr. The First Emperor (referring to Emperor Qin) |
千 千 idiom. a thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step |