俶 (chù): to begin

俶 (chù) is a Chinese character meaning “to begin.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 亻 (person). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 亻 person10 strokesFrequency #9999

Definitions

  1. to begin

Stroke Order

俶

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Words & Compounds

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Total compounds
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As middle character

俶 appears in 0 compound words: 0 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他俶品很好，在村里很受尊敬。

tā chù pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .

He has a good character and is highly respected in the village.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 俶 (chù) mean in Chinese?
俶 (chù) primarily means "to begin." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 俶 and 终?
俶 (chù) and 终 (zhōng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 俶 (begin) vs 终 (end).
How many strokes does 俶 have?
俶 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 俶?
The radical associated with 俶 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
Is 俶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 俶 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.