Chinese Character 始 (ci2 | shi3 shi4) : beginning, start, first

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始
ci2 shi3 shi4
[1] [n] beginning; start; first [2] [v] begin; start; be the first [3] only then; [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 8 Level: 2 Radical: 女 (#38)
始
This character was last edited on 21st Dec 2007
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開始 hoi1 ci2 kai1 shi3 = to start 始終 ci2 zung1 shi3 zhong1 = throughout; all along; always 原始 jyun4 ci2 yuan2 shi3 = original 自始至終 zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1 = from start to finish; from beginning to end 初始 co1 ci2 chu1 shi3 = [adj] initial 初始化 co1 ci2 faa3 chu1 shi3 hua4 = initialization; to initialize 重新開始 cung4 san1 hoi1 ci2 chong2 xin1 kai1 shi3 = resume, restart 開始以前 hoi1 ci2 ji5 cin4 kai1 shi3 yi3 qian2 = before the beginning (of sth) 開始登記 hoi1 ci2 dang1 gei3 kai1 shi3 deng1 ji4 = boarding an aeroplane 始末 ci2 mut6 shi3 mo4 = whole story; the ins and outs See all 17 compounds
Showing all 4 examples containing 始他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。國 edit His reputation has already begun to spread. 緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵 edit 我已經寫明係七點鐘開始嘅。 edit I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock. 隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵 edit The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

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Decimal representation of this word: 始
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