Senses
始 to begin
(bound form) to begin; to start; to initiate
始 beginning
(bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin
始 initial
(bound form) earliest; first; initial
始 only then
(written) only then; not until then
始 Shi
the surname Shi
始 originally
(literary) originally; at first; initially
始 ever
(literary) ever; once (often used in the negative 未始 meaning never)