建始 Traditional form: 建始 Pinyin (reading): Jiànshǐ Definitions: Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei Characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 始 - to begin, to start; beginning Traditional characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 始 - to begin, to start; beginning