CHINESE CHARACTER

始 (shǐ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shǐ

to begin, to start; beginning

HSK 28 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

女

Primary radical

女 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 始.

台

Phonetic component

台 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 始 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 始

开始kāishǐ

HSK 2 · to begin; beginning; to start; initial

始终shǐzhōng

HSK 5 · from beginning to end; all along

原始yuánshǐ

HSK 6 · first; original; primitive; original (document etc)

创始人chuàngshǐrén

HSK 7-9 · creator; founder; initiator

自始至终zìshǐ-zhìzhōng

HSK 7-9 · from start to finish (idiom)

Examples using 始

开始

从头开始。

Cóng tóu kāi shǐ。

Start at the beginning.

始终

无论我们是否喜欢电脑，它在我们的生活中始终起着重要的作用。

Wú lùn wǒ men shì fǒu xǐ huan diàn nǎo， tā zài wǒ men de shēng huó zhōng shǐ zhōng qǐ zhuó zhòng yào de zuò yòng。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

FAQ

What does 始 (shǐ) mean in Chinese?

to begin, to start; beginning

How do you write 始 in stroke order?

始 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 始?

女 is the radical in 始. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 始?

开始 (kāishǐ): to begin; beginning; to start; initial; 始终 (shǐzhōng): from beginning to end; all along; 原始 (yuánshǐ): first; original; primitive; original (document etc).