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how to write shi(beginning) in chinese

始

pinyinshǐ
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eanglish meaningbeginning; start; begin; only then; not ... until

Stroke order of the Chinese character "始" (shi)

Handwriting

n. （最初; 起头） beginning; start:

1. 自始至终
from beginning to end; from start to finish;

2. 始而不解，继而恍然。
At first I didn't catch on, then I suddenly saw the light.

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 始成
Shi Cheng

v. （开始） start; begin:

1. 不知始于何时
not know exactly when this came into being;

2. 千里之行，始于足下。
A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.

3. 它始于2月，一直延续至8月或9月。
It begins in [with] February, running on to August or September.

adv. [书] （才） only then; not ... until:

1. 坚持学习，始能不断进步。
Steady progress can only be the result of persistent study.; Only persistent study yields steady progress.

2. 群众大会结束后，广场始能通行。
Traffic cannot pass through the square until the mass meeting is over.