始 shǐ HSK3 begin Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: initial All meanings 2,020 shǐ 2,020 to begin 1,894beginning 126initial 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 始, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1 sentence for 始 (shǐ — initial) 大多数海滩都非常干净和原始，有丰富的海洋生物。 dàduōshù hǎitān dōu fēicháng gānjìng hé yuánshǐ, yǒu fēngfù de hǎiyángshēngwù. Most beaches are very clean and pristine with an abundance of marine life. Source: CCMatrix