始 = 女 + 台

始 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “begin”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 台 (platform).

Keyword: begin
Pinyin (Mandarin): shǐ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: begin, start, начать, start
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 始 commence

Decomposition

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女 woman
台 platform

How to find 始 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “platform”. 始 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 始 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.