to begin; to start; then; only then

primogenitor; founder of a school or trade

(lit.) the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom); (fig.) the originator of an evil practice

see 始興縣|始兴县[Shi3 xing1 Xian4]

(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating

to start building

whole story; the ins and outs

starting point

school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)

Shixing, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene system (geology)

archaeopteryx

not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events

unswerving; unflinching

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)