chū

beginning; start (in 开始)

HSK 3

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • chūat first; (at the) beginning; first

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

最初zuì chū

initial; first; earliest

初夏chū xià

early summer

chū

beginning; first; initial; early

初步chū bù

initial; preliminary; tentative

初中chū zhōng

junior high school

初次chū cì

first; for the first time

5Example Sentences

我们最初的想法很简单。

wǒ mén zuì chū de xiǎng fǎ hěn jiǎn dān。

Our initial idea was very simple.

这是他初次来中国。

zhè shì tā chū cì lái zhōng guó。

This is his first time in China.

Other Characters Pronounced “chu”