| 初 |
chū jí | junior / primary |
| 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" |
| 级 |
jí | level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:个 / classifier: step, level |