| 伊 |
yī shǐ | outset / beginning |
| 伊 |
Yī | surname Yi / abbr. for 伊拉克, Iraq / abbr. for 伊朗, Iran |
| 伊 |
yī | (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that |
| 始 |
shǐ | to begin / to start / then / only then |