人之初，性本善

rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn

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1. man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字经sān zì jīng)

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Child Words of 人之初，性本善

• 性 性 xìng: characteristic
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 初 初 chū: at first
• 善 善 shàn: good (virtuous)
• 本 本 běn: root