始U+59CB8 STROKES
Entry·pron. shǐ
ㄕˇ
“To begin or start; then or only then; formerly or once; initially or originally.”
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- 開始ㄎㄞ ㄕˇto begin; to start; beginning; initial; to set about; to get underway
- 始終ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥfrom beginning to end; all along; the whole time; start and end; the full course of events; ultimately; in the end
- 原始ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇoriginal; primitive; earliest; first; original document; unspoiled; unprocessed; in the earliest stage of human history
- 始於ㄕˇ ㄩˊto begin at; to start from; to originate from; to date back to; to be initiated at
- 秦始皇ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊFirst Emperor of China; personal name Ying Zheng; unified China in 221 BCE; established the Qin dynasty; standardized weights, measures, and writing; built the Great Wall
- 創始人ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊfounder; the person who establishes an organization, company, or movement
- 創始ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇto found; to establish; to initiate; to create something new
- 初始ㄔㄨ ㄕˇbeginning; start; initial stage; the very start; the outset
- 始祖ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ
- 始末ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ
- 起始ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˇ
- 自始至終ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
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