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Meaning of 始

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Pinyin: shǐ
English Definition: to begin; to start; then; only then
Chinese Definition:
①起头,最初,与“终”相对:开始。始终。始祖。始创。周而复始。
②才,刚才:方始。始悟(才觉悟到)。春蚕到死丝方尽,蜡炬成灰泪始干。
③初末终。
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Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ tái ] platform; unit; term of address
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Example Words
开始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial; Classifiers:
始终 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along
原始 yuán shǐ first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
伊始 shǐ outset; beginning
创始人 chuàng shǐ rén creator; founder; initiator
More: 始* | *始 | *始*
Example Sentences
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I'm a republican, so I believe the monarchy is an outdated, parasitic institution to begin with, and that we should have a separately elected president as our head of state.
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线
In many lower-tier cities, the housing market started to take off when local governments began building satellite cities to host new businesses downtowns could not absorb.
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1644
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1911
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The social revolution in nation-building started in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), resulting in political independence and sovereignty.
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Those born since inequality started to rise sharply are only just now becoming adults.
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1564
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In 1564, France 's first new reform law -- Gerry Calendar Li (ie, the current generic sun). to January 1 as the start of a new year.