How to write 初 (chū) – stroke order, HSK 3

初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

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

初级chū jíjunior; primary

最初zuì chūfirst; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally

初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period

初步chū bùinitial; preliminary; tentative

当初dāng chūat that time; originally

起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset

初等chū děngelementary (i.e. easy)

How to write 初