shǐ始
始
common
Meaning of 始
始 means initial; original; beginning; to start; to begin. Pronounced shǐ.
- initial; original; beginning
- to start; to begin
- only then; not until
Character Info
Radical女
Strokes8
Components
女
台
Stroke Order
始
Definitions & Examples
Huáng黄
dì帝
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
Zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
shǐ始
zǔ祖
。
The Yellow Emperor is considered the earliest ancestor of the Chinese nation.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bǎo保
chí持
shǐ始
zhōng终
rú如
yī一
de的
gōng工
zuò作
tài态
dù度
。
We must maintain a consistent attitude from beginning to end.
Wàn万
shì事
kāi开
tóu头
nán难
，
hǎo好
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
shì是
chéng成
gōng功
de的
yī一
bàn半
。
Everything is hard in the beginning; a good start is half the battle.
Qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
xíng行
，
shǐ始
yú于
zú足
xià下
。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Relations
Common Words
开始 / 開始kāishǐ
to begin; to start; to commence; outset
始终 / 始終shǐzhōng
from beginning to end; all along; always
原始yuánshǐ
original; primitive; primeval
创始 / 創始chuàngshǐ
found; originate; initiate
始祖shǐzǔ
earliest ancestor; founder
伊始yīshǐ
beginning; start; outset
周而复始 / 周而復始zhōuérfùshǐ
to go round and round; to repeat in cycles