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起初 al principio
Stroke order
起初 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.
- 起 — 10 strokes
- 初 — 7 strokes
Related words
起初 is pronounced qǐchū and means “al principio”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 起初 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.