英(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"
德Beginn (S), erst- (Vorsilbe)
法début, commencement, premier, élémentaire, préliminaire, primitif