Chinese

開始

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to start; to begin; to commence
  • TOCFL 5
  • 开始

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  • characterChinese開 “to open; to unlatch; to unfasten”
    • ideaChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
    • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
  • characterChinese始 “beginning; start”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese台 “original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”)”

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