俶 chù — begin, suddenly · English

俶

chù

begin, suddenly

At a glance · 俶

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Evolution of the glyph

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Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从人（亻）叔声，形声字，本指开始、美好。隶楷作「俶」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「俶」本指起始，引申为美好、忽然。

Structure

形声字，人（亻）为意符，叔为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinchù

Radical亻

Strokes10

UnicodeU+4FF6

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English begin, suddenly To begin; beautiful; suddenly (chù).

Français commencer, soudain Commencer; beau; soudain (chù).

Español comenzar, súbito Comenzar; bello; súbito (chù).

العربية يبدأ، فجأة يبدأ أو فجأة.

Русский начинать, внезапно Начинать; прекрасный; внезапно (чу).

Common words

俶chùbegin
俶载chù zàibegin work

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