How do you pronounce 始?

Q: How do you pronounce 始? A: ci2, e.g.

始 (ci2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

始 (ci2, shǐ) — to begin; to start; then; only then; a beginning; a surname; first

始祖 (ci2 zou2) — (noun) Ancestor
始作俑者 (ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2) — (lit.) the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom); (fig.) the originat…
始建 (ci2 gin3) — to start building
始料未及 (ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6) — not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of …
始新世 (ci2 san1 sai3) — Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
始新紀 (ci2 san1 gei2) — Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)