Chinese Word: 始 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

始HSK 2

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。

Synonym: 首

Antonyms: 终

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic:台 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 台 [ tái ] platform; unit; term of address

Similar Characters: 姞

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开始HSK 2	kāi shǐ	to begin; beginning; to start; initial; Classifiers: 个
始终HSK 5	shǐ zhōng	from beginning to end; all along
原始HSK 6	yuán shǐ	first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
伊始	yī shǐ	outset; beginning
创始人	chuàng shǐ rén	creator; founder; initiator

1		biǎo yǎn 表演 jiù yào 就要 kāi shǐ 开始 le 了。 The performance is about to begin.
2		wǒ 我 cái 才 kāi shǐ 开始 xué 学 zhōng wén 中文。 I have just begun learning Chinese
3		sì yuè 四月 tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 biàn nuǎn 变暖。 The weather in April starts to get warmer.
4		jīn wǎn 今晚 7 diǎn 点 yīn yuè huì 音乐会 kāi shǐ 开始。 The concert starts at 7 pm tonight.
5		jiǔ yuè 九月 tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 zhuàn 转 liáng 凉。 The weather begins to cool in September.

1		biǎo yǎn 表演 jiù yào 就要 kāi shǐ 开始 le 了。 The performance is about to begin.
2		wǒ 我 cái 才 kāi shǐ 开始 xué 学 zhōng wén 中文。 I have just begun learning Chinese
3		sì yuè 四月 tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 biàn nuǎn 变暖。 The weather in April starts to get warmer.
4		jīn wǎn 今晚 7 diǎn 点 yīn yuè huì 音乐会 kāi shǐ 开始。 The concert starts at 7 pm tonight.
5		jiǔ yuè 九月 tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 zhuàn 转 liáng 凉。 The weather begins to cool in September.