初
- Radical
- 刀
- Strokes
- 7
- Residual strokes
- 5
Mandarin
chū
Teochew
Glyph
- Radical
- 刀
- Residual strokes
- 5 strokes
- Strokes
- 7 strokes
- Mandarin
- chū
Definitions by reading
ciu1
Mandarin equivalent chū
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng
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Chenghai
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Jieyang
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Raoping
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Shantou
ciu1
表时间在前：正月初一
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001
co1
Mandarin equivalent chū
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng
co1
Chenghai
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Jieyang
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Raoping
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Shantou
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①起头，开始：年初|初稿|红日初升 ②原来的：和好如初
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001
GuangyunPhonological reconstruction
1
初母 三等 開口 魚韵 平声 楚居切
Reconstruction:
Original
舒也，始也，從刀衣，蓋裁衣之初。楚居切二。