Chinese symbol for “outset”
伊始
yī shǐ
outset; beginning
The closest CC-CEDICT match for outset is 伊始 (yī shǐ), defined as: outset; beginning.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伊始.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木乃伊 | mù nǎi yī | (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse) |
| 伊玛目 (伊瑪目) | yī mǎ mù | imam (Islam) (loanword) |
| 伊人 | yī rén | (literary) that person (usually female); she |
| 伊曼 | yī màn | see 伊玛目 (yī mǎ mù) |
| 伊塔 | yī tǎ | eta (Greek letter Η, η) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “outset”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.