初U+521D7 STROKES
Entry·pron. chū
ㄔㄨ
“Initially; at first; beginning; the first; early; the lowest; original; surname.”
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- 當初ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨat that time; originally; in the beginning; at first
- 初期ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊinitial stage; beginning period; early phase
- 初步ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋinitial; preliminary; tentative; at the early stage of a process; introductory (as in a beginner's guide)
- 最初ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨfirst; earliest; initial; at the beginning; originally; at first; initially.
- 初選ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄢˇprimary election; first round of voting in a multi-stage election.
- 起初ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨat first; in the beginning; originally; at the outset
- 之初ㄓ ㄔㄨat the very beginning; in the earliest stage; at the outset.
- 年初ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨthe beginning of the year; the first few days of the year
- 初次ㄔㄨ ㄘˋfor the first time; on the first occasion; initial; first meeting or attempt.
- 初衷ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥoriginal intention; one's initial aim or purpose when starting something; the original goal one first had in mind.
- 初一ㄔㄨ ㄧthe first day of the month in the lunar or Gregorian calendar; (historically) the first year of junior high school before compulsory education reform
- 初審ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˇthe first instance in legal proceedings; the first review of a proposal, plan, or application by a government agency; the first review of a manuscript or draft
- 初中ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥjunior high school; the three-year secondary school level following elementary school.
- 初年ㄔㄨ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe initial years; the early period of a reign, era, or administration; the beginning stage of a new period
- 初戀ㄔㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˋfirst love; one's first romantic love; a novella by Turgenev about adolescent love
- 初始ㄔㄨ ㄕˇbeginning; start; initial stage; the very start; the outset
- 初級ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊelementary; introductory; beginner-level; lowest or most basic level.
- 初學ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊjust beginning to learn; beginner; novice
- 大年初一ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ ㄧfirst day of the Lunar New Year; the morning of the new lunar year
- 初三ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢthird year of junior high school; third day of the lunar new year
- 初五ㄔㄨ ㄨˇfifth day of the lunar month; fifth day of the Lunar New Year, when businesses traditionally reopen
- 初版ㄔㄨ ㄅㄢˇfirst edition; initial publication of a book
- 初賽ㄔㄨ ㄙㄞˋpreliminary round; first-round competition in an elimination tournament
- 初生ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥnewborn; newly born or hatched; just emerged
- 初夏ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄚˋearly summer; the first month of summer, traditionally the fourth lunar month
- 初稿ㄔㄨ ㄍㄠˇfirst draft; preliminary manuscript, as opposed to a final version
- 初四ㄔㄨ ㄙˋfourth day (of a lunar month or new year); ninth grade (Taiwan junior high)
- 初心ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣoriginal intention; initial aspiration; original purpose or motivation
- 初春ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄣearly spring; the first month of spring, corresponding to the first lunar month
- 民初ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨearly years of the Republic of China; the period shortly after the ROC was founded in 1912
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