初
初 (chū) — Chinese character for "at first"
chū ·at first ·7 strokes HSK 5
The character 初 is pronounced chū and means at first.
How to write 初
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HSK level
HSK 5初 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.