开始 kāishǐ begin

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Traditional: 開始

Stroke order

开始 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

开始 — the Chinese character for begin (kāishǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 开始 — begin

开 — 4 strokes
始 — 8 strokes

Senses

to begin; to start
beginning; start

Characters in 开始

开 kāi — to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
始 shǐ — to begin; to start; then

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我们什么时候开始？Wǒmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ?When do we begin?
现在开始上课。Xiànzài kāishǐ shàng kè.Now let's begin the lesson.

Related words

开始 is pronounced kāishǐ and means “begin”.

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