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
- 逮初禅成就遊(逮初禪成就遊) remains in the first jhana
- 不忘初心 全力以赴 Never Forget One’s Initial Aspirations; Always Give Your Best Effort
- 初机(初機) a beginner
- 宣说缘起初差别义(宣說緣起初差別義) describe and analyze dependent co-arising
- 初发意(初發意) to make a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment; to act with bodhicitta
- 初发意菩萨(初發意菩薩) bodhisattvas in their initial stage of aspiration
- 金刚顶胜初瑜伽经中略出大乐金刚萨埵念诵仪(金剛頂勝初瑜伽經中略出大樂金剛薩埵念誦儀) Great Bliss Vajrasattva Liturgy from the Vajra Pinnacle Superiod Yoga Sutra; Jingang Ding Sheng Chu Yujia Jing Zhong Lue Chu Dale Jingang Saduo Niansong Yi
- 初果三结(初果三結) the three fetters
- 赵朴初(趙樸初) Zhao Puchu
- 初心 the initial mind ; to make a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment; to act with bodhicitta
- 初字菩提心 the first is the letter of bodhicitta
- 初刻南藏 Hong Wu Southern Canon
- 初发心(初發心) initial determination
- 阿初佛 Aksobhya ; Aksobhya
- 诫初心学人文(誡初心學人文) Jie Chu Xin Xueren Wen
Also contained in
初级中学 、 初稿 、 起初 、 初中生 、 初露 、 初小 、 月初 、 凌濛初 、 初秋 、 初恋 、 初唐四杰 、 初次 、 初刻拍案惊奇 、 情窦初开 、 清末民初 、 人之初，性本善 、 初审 、 初恋感觉 、 旭日初升 、 完好如初 、 初选 、 初生之犊不畏虎 、 开初 、 初夏 、 唐初八史 、 初阶 、 初三 、 初出茅庐 、 如初 、 一本初衷 、 初唐 、 初学者 、 正月初一 、 初生之犊 、 初等代数 、 初潮
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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