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

• 释东初(釋東初) Dongchu; Shi Dongchu
• 初发心(初發心) initial determination
• 初善 admirable in the beginning
• 初机(初機) a beginner
• 初刻南藏 Hong Wu Southern Canon
• 初关中沙门竺佛念善于宣译(初關中沙門竺佛念善於宣譯) In earlier times, Zhu Fonian in the Guanzhong plain was good at explaining and translating.
• 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
• 佛说初分说经(佛說初分說經) Fo Shuo Chu Fenshuo Jing
• 不忘初心 Never Forget One’s Initial Aspirations
• 缘起初(緣起初) dependent co-arising
• 缘生初胜分法本经(緣生初勝分法本經) Yuan Sheng Chu Sheng Fen Fa Ben Jing
• 初破求 Pūrvaphalgunī
• 法界次第初门(法界次第初門) Fajie Cidi Chu Men ; Introduction to the Sequence of the Boundaries of the Dharma
• 初禅(初禪) first dhyāna; first jhana
• 不要忘记最初的发心(不要忘記最初的發心) Never forget your initial aspiration.
• 早知今日，悔不当初(早知今日，悔不當初) It is too late to ever say, “If only I had known.”

Also contained in

月初 、 初时 、 初六 、 初生 、 初八 、 初犯 、 开初 、 民初 、 初等代数 、 悔不当初 、 初赛 、 明末清初 、 初审 、 元末明初 、 初版 、 初会遇 、 初期 、 初选 、 初试 、 初步设想 、 初夏 、 初等 、 一本初衷 、 初生之犊不畏虎 、 当初 、 初次 、 和好如初 、 如初 、 初创公司 、 太初 、 年初 、 初恋感觉 、 初步 、 正月初一 、 凌濛初

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• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1537
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1128
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 945
• 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: 570
• Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 421
• 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: 362
• Scroll 9 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 323
• Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 320
• Scroll 2 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 317