初 chū

1. chū 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).
2. chū 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)
3. chū 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)
4. chū adverb just now
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 3)
5. chū particle thereupon
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 4)
6. chū adverb an intensifying adverb
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 5)
7. chū adjective rudimentary; elementary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 初级 'elementary level' (CED '初' 4; NCCED '初' 6)
8. chū adjective original
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CED '初' 5; NCCED '初' 3)
9. chū 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
• 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
• 本初佛 primordial buddha; adibuddha
• 华严经：对自己要能不忘初心 维摩经：对国家要做不请之友 八大人觉经：对朋友要肯不念旧恶 大乘起信论：对社会要懂不变随缘(華嚴經：對自己要能不忘初心 維摩經：對國家要做不請之友 八大人覺經：對朋友要肯不念舊惡 大乘起信論：對社會要懂不變隨緣) 1. According to the Avatamsaka Sutra: Never forget one's own initial vows. 2. According to the Vimalakirti Sutra: Be an invited helper to one's country. 3. According to the Sutra on Eight Realizations of the Great Beings: Never hold a grudge against a friend. 4. According to the Commentary on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: Remain unchanged while following conditions as a member of society.
• 初字 a courtesy title ; first letter
• 释东初(釋東初) Dongchu; Shi Dongchu
• 初中后(初中後) the three divisions of a day
• 初发意(初發意) to make a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment; to act with bodhicitta
• 佛说初分说经(佛說初分說經) Fo Shuo Chu Fenshuo Jing
• 初日分 morning

Also contained in

初审 、 初等教育 、 初四 、 初秋 、 初级小学 、 年代初 、 汉末魏初 、 初露 、 初夜 、 旭日初升 、 太初 、 初版 、 初来乍到 、 初时 、 往初 、 靡不有初，鲜克有终 、 初级中学 、 情窦初开 、 初赛 、 初恋 、 初六 、 初始化 、 初刻拍案惊奇 、 初生之犊 、 初露头角 、 初八 、 初更 、 初露锋芒 、 初步 、 人之初，性本善 、 初吉 、 初估 、 初恋感觉 、 初试 、 启初 、 唐初四大家 、 初文 、 和好如初 、 初九 、 初中 、 初生牛犊不怕虎

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• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1545
• 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: 949
• 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: 572
• Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 422
• 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: 363
• Scroll 9 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 324
• Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 323
• Scroll 2 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 317