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Animated Stroke Order 始

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Stroke Order Diagrams 始

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

始

女woman

台platform, station

始=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 始

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5.

How to Use 始

Original or first

始 in these words points to something original, first, or primitive.

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HSK Vocabulary: 始

HSK 2

kāi开

shǐ始

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Example Sentences

tā他

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

lè

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女woman

+台platform, station

A woman (女) giving birth, opening her mouth (台) to begin a new life — the very start or origin of something.

yuán原

shǐ始

original; firsthand; primitive

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chuàng创

shǐ始

rén人

Founder / Originator

to begin

HSK 5

shǐ始

zhōng终

from beginning to end; from start to finish; throughout

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

自

始

至

终

From beginning to end / Throughout

乐

guān观

de的

tài态

dù度

。

He maintained an optimistic attitude throughout.

huì会

yì议

jiāng将

zài在

xià下

wǔ午

sān三

diǎn点

kāi开

shǐ始

。

The meeting will begin at three o'clock in the afternoon.

qín秦

shǐ始

huáng皇

tǒng统

yī一

le了

liù六

guó国

。

Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms.

zhè这

ge个

bù部

luò落

hái还

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

yuán原

shǐ始

de的

shēng生

huó活

fāng方

shì式

。

This tribe still maintains a primitive way of life.

Zhè这

shì是

xì系

tǒng统

de的

chū初

shǐ始

shè设

zhì置

。

This is the system's initial settings.

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