chū

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HSK 3TOCFL L37 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1(bound form) at first; initially

2(bound form) first; early

3(bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

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

刀 · beginning, initial, primary

⿰衤刀

stroke order · 7