初 (chū): Beginning — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 3

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8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

1. Animated Stroke Order 初

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

50 learners have practiced this character

50 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 初

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right

初=衤clothing+刀knife

A knife (刂) cuts cloth (衤), marking the start of sewing — the beginning or first step.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 初

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初 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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初 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 初 is used in context

tā他

de的

chū初

zhōng衷

shì是

bāng帮

zhù助

pín贫

kùn困

ér儿

tóng童

。

His original intention was to help poor children.

tā她

chū初

xué学

hàn汉

yǔ语

，

fā发

yīn音

hěn

wǒ我

men们

wán完

chéng成

le了

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

chū

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Zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

hái还

chǔ处

yú

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Original intention / initial aspiration

HSK 3.0 L7-9

She is a beginner in Chinese, and her pronunciation is very standard.

We completed the preliminary plan for the project.

This plan is still in its initial stage.

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