初 (co1 | chu1) : first; original; early

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初

co1

chu1

[1] first [2] original [3] junior [4] beginning; initial; primary; early

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

初

This word has been viewed 12067 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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初創 co1 cong3 chu1 chuang4 = startup (company, phase etc); newly established; in the early stages

當初 dong1 co1 dang1 chu1 = at first, originally

初初 co1 co1 = originally; at first 粵

初中 co1 zung1 chu1 zhong1 = lower secondary school; junior high school

初一 co1 jat1 chu1 yi1 = first day of a month in the lunar calendar

你做初一，我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye 粵

最初 zeoi3 co1 zui4 chu1 = at first; earliest

初吻 co1 man5 chu1 wen3 = first kiss

初試 co1 si3 = first attempt; initial try; preliminary test

初級 co1 kap1 chu1 ji2 = primary; junior; elementary; initial stage
See all 71 compounds (CantoDict reports 74 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你做初一我做十五
tit for tat, an eye for an eye
[Lit. "what you do for the first half of the month, I will do back to you for the second half" i.e do me harm and I will return the favour. See a video featuring this phrase [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84620]here.[/url]]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 初
Unicode code for this character: U+521D (off-site link)

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