created sense approved 发轫/發軔 · fārèn · to initiate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
发轫 / 發軔
fārèn
to initiate
(literary) to set something in motion; to start an undertaking; originally refers to removing the wooden blocks used to stop a carriage wheel from turning
发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to set out 轫 (literal) → 轫/軔 · rèn · to block a wheel
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 发轫/發軔 · fārèn · beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
发轫 / 發軔
fārèn
beginning
the origin, start, or commencement of something; a point of departure for a new situation
发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to set out 轫 (literal) → 轫/軔 · rèn · to block a wheel
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition