一元复始 yīyuánfùshǐ the beginning of a new year Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一元 yīyuán beginning the beginning or origin of things, as used in the phrase 一元复始 yīyuánfùshǐ复 復 fù nounadverb again used as an adverb to mean again or once more始 shǐ nounadverb beginning (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin