始

The character "始" has 8 strokes. "始" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "始" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "始" are "shǐ" . View the stroke order of "始">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "始"

n.: beginning; start

v.: begin; start

adv.: only then; not ... until

• beginning : n.开端；开始；起点；开头；背景；出身；最早阶段；一种关系的结束和另一种关系的开始；最先的部分
• start : v.发生；开始；使开始；使发生；惊起；惊跳
• begin : v.开始；起源；有可能
• only then : 只有那时；只有这样；只有

Form words with "始"

Example phrases using "始"

• 难知爱自何时始，易知已经开始爱。

  It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun.

• 汪莱何时始在吴中课馆，习算？

  When did Wang Lai start his mathematical research in Wuzhong?

• 始十分乐观，但现在已今非昔比了。

  At the outset of her career she was full of optimism but not now.

• 大家坐好，电影马上就要开发始了。

  Sit down, everyone. the film is about to start.

• 人拎饲遮宰年揩始学习第壹字语言的。

  Mankind learns its language in early childhood.

• 律回春晖渐，万象始更新。

  Law gradually back Chunhui, Vientiane before updating.

• 喝水始跑步的人恢复精神.

  The runners got second wind when drinking water.

• 从那天始我是多么的孤独。

  Been lonely since the day.

• 自1960年代始 森林砍伐越来越快。

  Since the 1960s, deforestation has constantly gathered pace.

• 现在它打算开再次始展示第四季度的广告。

  It now plans to begin funneling display ads to Bebo in the fourth quarter.