初 chū
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adverb
at first; at the beginning; initially
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 初 is used in both Literary Chinese as Modern Chinese in this sense and is often used at the start of a sentence (CED '初' 1; Kroll 2015 '初' 1; NCCED '初' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 11). -
prefix
used to prefix numbers
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Especially the first several days of the month in the lunar calendar (NCCED '初' 4) -
prefix
used as a prefix incidating the first time or part of something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 初年 'early years' (CED '初' 2; Kroll 2015 '初' 2; NCCED '初' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 691) -
adverb
just now
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 3) -
particle
thereupon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 4) -
adverb
an intensifying adverb
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 5) -
adjective
rudimentary; elementary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 初级 'elementary level' (CED '初' 4; NCCED '初' 6) -
adjective
original
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED '初' 5; NCCED '初' 3) -
adjective
foremost, first; prathama
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prathama, Japanese: sho, Tibetan: dang po (BCSD '初', p. 186; DJBT '差', p. 426; Mahāvyutpatti 'prathamam'; MW 'prathama'; SH '初', p. 251)
Contained in
- 金刚顶胜初瑜伽普贤菩萨念诵法(金剛頂勝初瑜伽普賢菩薩念誦法) Vajra Pinnacle Superior Yogao Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Liturgy; Jingang Ding Sheng Chu Yujia Puxian Pusa Niansong Fa
- 初发意菩萨(初發意菩薩) bodhisattvas in their initial stage of aspiration
- 佛说初分说经(佛說初分說經) Fo Shuo Chu Fenshuo Jing
- 初期佛教 early Buddhism
- 诫初心学人文(誡初心學人文) Jie Chu Xin Xueren Wen
- 初善 admirable in the beginning
- 不忘初心 全力以赴 Never Forget One’s Initial Aspirations; Always Give Your Best Effort
- 宣说缘起初差别义(宣說緣起初差別義) describe and analyze dependent co-arising
- 赵朴初(趙樸初) Zhao Puchu
- 阿初佛 Aksobhya ; Aksobhya
- 法界次第初门(法界次第初門) Introduction to the Sequence of the Boundaries of the Dharma ; Fajie Cidi Chu Men
- 缘生初胜分法本经(緣生初勝分法本經) Yuan Sheng Chu Sheng Fen Fa Ben Jing
- 初分说经(初分說經) Chu Fenshuo Jing
- 初字 a courtesy title ; first letter
- 初发心(初發心) initial determination
Also contained in
初六 、 初衷 、 初赛 、 初唐 、 初三 、 初年 、 元末明初 、 初吉 、 初露才华 、 往初 、 初生之犊不畏虎 、 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 、 明初 、 初阶 、 启初 、 初出茅庐 、 初试 、 初中生 、 靡不有初，鲜克有终 、 唐初八史 、 初伏 、 初十 、 初等 、 初等代数 、 最初 、 初稿 、 年代初 、 汉末魏初 、 初露头角 、 明末清初 、 初版 、 初创 、 初试身手 、 初刻拍案惊奇 、 初潮 、 初升
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1551
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1132
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 950
- Scroll 5 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 585
- Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 423
- Scroll 2 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 367
- Scroll 4 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 364
- Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 326
- Scroll 9 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 324
- Scroll 2 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 319