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HSK 3
初

HSK 3locativeadverb

初

chū

初 (chū) means “at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

初来这里时，我对周围的环境很不熟悉。

Chū lái zhèlǐ shí, wǒ duì zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn bù shúxī.

When I first came here, I was very unfamiliar with the surroundings.

Words containing 初

初级chū jíjunior; primary 初步chū bùinitial; preliminary; tentative 当初dāng chūat that time; originally 最初zuì chūfirst; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally 起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset 初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period 年初nián chūbeginning of the year 初一chū yīfirst day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school 初等chū děngelementary (i.e. easy)

More HSK 3 vocabulary

阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!矮ǎilow; short (in length)爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby 安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})班bānsurname Ban 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately 办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

Frequently asked questions

What does 初 mean?: 初 (chū) means “at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 初 pronounced?: 初 is pronounced “chū” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 初?: 初 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 初?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 初 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18