人之初，性本善

rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn

Definitions

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

Child Words of 人之初，性本善

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