初

chūdictionary entry

(bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"

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Original source entry:

初 初 [chu1] /(bound form) at first; initially/(bound form) first; early/(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"/

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