(bound form) the early part of a time period; at the start of a year, month, or season

first in order; primary; the first of a series

happening for the first time or having just started to occur

(bound form) original; previous; relating to one's initial state of mind or intention

(bound form) elementary; basic; the lowest level in a hierarchy of grades

prefix used before the numbers one through ten to denote the first ten days of a lunar month

a Chinese surname

(literary) used before a negative to mean at all or in the first place