This is the 142nd most frequent Chinese word.
初
"初" means "beginning" or "initial."
In this example, '初学' means to 'start learning' and focuses on the initial stage of the learning process.
这是我初学中文时用过的书。
This is the book I used when I first started learning Chinese.
'初春' means 'early spring,' describing the beginning period of the spring season.
村子在初春时特别美丽。
The village is particularly beautiful during early spring.
Here, '初次' means 'for the first time' and is used to denote an initial occurrence of an event.