| 始 | [ shǐ ] to begin, to start, then, only then |
| 始作俑者 | [ shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ] lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom), fig. the originator of an evil practice |
| 始建 | [ shǐ jiàn ] to start building |
| 始料未及 | [ shǐ weì jí ] not expected at the outset (idiom), unforeseen, to be surprised by the turn of events |
| 始新世 | [ shǐ xīn shì ] Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始新紀 | [ shǐ xīn jì ] Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始新統 | [ shǐ xīn tǒng ] Eocene system (geology) |
| 始末 | [ shǐ mò ] whole story, the ins and outs |
| 始業式 | [ shǐ yè shì ] school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) |
| 始發 | [ shǐ fā ] (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey), to start (being issued or circulated), to start (happening), originating |
| 始祖 | [ shǐ zǔ ] primogenitor, founder of a school or trade |
| 始祖鳥 | [ shǐ zǔ ] Archaeopteryx |
| 始終 | [ shǐ zhōng ] from beginning to end, all along |
| 始終不渝 | [ shǐ zhōng bù yú ] unswerving, unflinching |
| 始終如一 | [ shǐ zhōng rú yī ] unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
| 始興 | [ shǐ xīng ] Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 始興縣 | [ shǐ xīng xiàn ] Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 始點 | [ shǐ diǎn ] starting point, initial point |
| ⇒ 一元復始 | [ yī yuán fù shǐ ] a new year begins (idiom) |
| ⇒ 伊始 | [ yī shǐ ] outset, beginning |
| ⇒ 倡始 | [ chàng shǐ ] to initiate |
| ⇒ 初始 | [ chū shǐ ] initial, starting (point) |
| ⇒ 初始化 | [ chū shǐ huà ] (computing) to initialize, initialization |
| ⇒ 創始 | [ chuàng shǐ ] to initiate, to found |
| ⇒ 創始人 | [ chuàng shǐ rén ] creator, founder, initiator |
| ⇒ 創始者 | [ chuàng shǐ zhě ] creator, initiator |
| ⇒ 千里之行，始於足下 | [ qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià ] lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step, fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one |
| ⇒ 原始 | [ yuán shǐ ] first, original, primitive, original (document etc) |
| ⇒ 原始林 | [ yuán shǐ lín ] old growth forest, primary forest, original forest cover |
| ⇒ 原始熱帶雨林 | [ yuán shǐ rè daì yǔ lín ] virgin tropical rainforest |
| ⇒ 原始碼 | [ yuán shǐ mǎ ] source code (computing) (Tw, HK) |
| ⇒ 原始社會 | [ yuán shǐ shè huì ] primitive society |
| ⇒ 善始善終 | [ shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ] where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth, to carry things through, I started, so I'll finish. |
| ⇒ 固始 | [ gù shǐ ] Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| ⇒ 固始縣 | [ gù shǐ xiàn ] Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| ⇒ 報本反始 | [ baò běn fǎn shǐ ] ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) |
| ⇒ 建始 | [ jiàn shǐ ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 建始縣 | [ jiàn shǐ xiàn ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 從零開始 | [ cóng líng kaī shǐ ] to start from scratch |
| ⇒ 摩登原始人 | [ mó dēng yuán shǐ rén ] The Flintstones (TV Series) |
| ⇒ 旬始 | [ xún shǐ ] comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow, evil omen |
| ⇒ 更始 | [ gēng shǐ ] to make a new start, to regenerate |
| ⇒ 有始有終 | [ yoǔ shǐ yoǔ zhōng ] where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth, to carry things through, I started, so I'll finish. |
| ⇒ 有始無終 | [ yoǔ shǐ wú zhōng ] to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through, lack of sticking power, short attention span |
| ⇒ 未始 | [ weì shǐ ] not necessarily, may not turn out to be, maybe not |
| ⇒ 秦始皇 | [ qín shǐ huáng ] Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor |
| ⇒ 秦始皇帝 | [ qín shǐ huáng dì ] the First Emperor 259-210 BC |
| ⇒ 秦始皇帝陵 | [ qín shǐ huáng dì líng ] the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an |
| ⇒ 秦始皇陵 | [ qín shǐ huáng líng ] the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation) |
| ⇒ 終而復始 | [ zhōng ér fù shǐ ] lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle |
| ⇒ 肇始 | [ zhaò shǐ ] to initiate, to start, the start |
| ⇒ 自始 | [ zì shǐ ] from the outset, ab initio |
| ⇒ 自始至終 | [ zì shǐ zhì zhōng ] from start to finish (idiom) |
| ⇒ 至始至終 | [ zhì shǐ zhì zhōng ] from start to finish |
| ⇒ 貫徹始終 | [ guàn chè shǐ zhōng ] to follow through, to carry through to the end |
| ⇒ 起始 | [ qǐ shǐ ] to originate |
| ⇒ 週而復始 | [ zhoū ér fù shǐ ] lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles, the wheel comes full circle |
| ⇒ 重新開始 | [ chóng xīn kaī shǐ ] to resume, to restart, to start afresh |
| ⇒ 開始 | [ kaī shǐ ] to begin, beginning, to start, initial, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 開始以前 | [ kaī shǐ yǐ qián ] before the beginning (of sth) |
| ⇒ 開始比賽 | [ kaī shǐ bǐ saì ] to start a match, to kick off |
