始 — Chinese character
始
shǐ
to begin, to start; beginning
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 女 台
- Formation
- pictophonetic — woman; meaning component 女; sound component 台
- Japanese
- 始 as a kanji
Common words with 始
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 始终 (始終) | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end; all along |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first; original |
| 创始人 (創始人) | chuàng shǐ rén | creator; founder; initiator |
| 始建 | shǐ jiàn | to start building |
| 创始 (創始) | chuàng shǐ | to initiate; to found |
| 初始 | chū shǐ | initial; starting (point) |
| 起始 | qǐ shǐ | to begin; to start; at first; initially |
| 自始至终 (自始至終) | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 始末 | shǐ mò | whole story; the ins and outs |
| 伊始 | yī shǐ | outset; beginning |
| 始祖 | shǐ zǔ | primogenitor; founder of a school or trade |
English words written with 始
始 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 7 · Analects 7 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 147 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 1.15
- Analects 3.8
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