first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
trad. 初露鋒芒
Also written 初露鋒芒【chū lù fēng máng】
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4初
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(bound form) at first; initially, (bound form) first; early, (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- Pinyin
- chū
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 5643 of 2500
露
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surname Lu
- Pinyin
- Lù
- Strokes
- 21
- Frequency
- 10149 of 2500
锋
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point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard, forward (in sports team)
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 鋒
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 46813 of 2500
芒
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awn (of cereals), arista (of grain), tip (of a blade), Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass), variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
- Pinyin
- máng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 34935 of 2500