HSK 3

(chū): beginning, initial, primary

chū

beginning, initial, primary

Pinyin

chū

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

beginning, initial, primary

How to Write (chū)

is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of

Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

cloth
knife

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

最初

zuìchū

初步

chūbù

初级

chūjí

当初

dāngchū

起初

qǐchū

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