| 初 |
chū bù | initial / preliminary / tentative |
| 初 |
chū | (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 "the third" |
| 步 |
Bù | surname Bu |
| 步 |
bù | a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |