始 (pinyin shǐ, "to begin (in 开始)") is an HSK 2 Mandarin character with 8 strokes, built on the radical 女.
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始
Newshǐ
to begin (in 开始)
Tone 3 · Third tone (dipping)
Radical
女
Strokes
8
HSK
2 · tier 2b
Radical family
Other characters built on the same radical 女. Often shares meaning category.
Pinyin neighbors
Characters with the same rime -i, same-tone matches first. Many are true phonetic relatives; others are coincidental.