起初 qǐchū at first

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Stroke order

起初 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

起初 — the Chinese character for at first (qǐchū), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 起初 — at first

起 — 10 strokes
初 — 7 strokes

Characters in 起初

起 qǐ — to rise; to raise; to get up
初 chū — (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

起初 is pronounced qǐchū and means “at first”.

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