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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
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Example Sentences
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The performance is about to begin.
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I have just begun learning Chinese
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The weather in April starts to get warmer.
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The concert starts at 7 pm tonight.
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The weather begins to cool in September.