BloomkoHSK 3 · Time Adverbs
始终
shǐ zhōng
from start to finish; all along
Stroke order of 始终
2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
始 · 8 strokes终 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
A woman 女 with a mouth 台 starts things; 终 threads 纟 come to winter's end: start to finish.
Parts: 始 begin (女 + 台) + 终 end (纟 thread + 冬 winter)
Example sentence
他始终没有放弃。
He never gave up from start to finish.