初一 chūyī first day of the month Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chūyī first day of the month 初 chū lunar month prefix prefix used before the numbers one through ten to denote the first ten days of a lunar month一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alonechūyī grade seven 初 chū abbreviation of 初级中学 初級中學 chūjízhōngxué junior high school A middle school providing the first three years of secondary education. Often shortened to 初中 chūzhōng. In Taiwan, these schools were formally renamed to 国民中学 guómínzhōngxué.一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone