始

开始 kāishǐ HSK 3 #135

to begin; to start / beginning; start

原始 yuánshǐ HSK 5 #4,482

original / primitive / primeval

始终 shǐzhōng HSK 3 #4,166

from beginning to end; all along / always; consistently

始于 shǐyú #26,627

to begin with / to start from / to originate in

创始人 chuàngshǐrén HSK 7 #10,271

founder

自始至终 zìshǐzhìzhōng HSK 7 #15,212

from start to finish / from beginning to end; throughout

始终如一 shǐzhōngrúyī #28,726

unswerving from start to finish / consistent throughout / steadfast

开头 kāitóu HSK 6 #3,889

beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off

初始 chūshǐ #17,649

initial / starting; original

始作俑者 shǐzuòyǒngzhě #20,627

the one who started a bad practice / the instigator of an evil precedent / the originator of a harmful custom