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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 初始

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
初始 chū shǐ - initial
- starting (point)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,649 11,559 24,734

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
初 chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then

Other Words Containing 初始

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
初始 - - 17,649 11,559 24,734
初始化 - - 21,458 49,103 69,422