BloomkoHSK 3 · Time Words
当初
dāng chū
at first; originally
Stroke order of 当初
2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
衤 cloth meets a knife 刀 at the very start of tailoring, and 当 pins it to that moment.
Parts: 当 at that time + 初 beginning (衤 clothing + 刀 knife)
The characters in 当初
Example sentence
当初我不想学中文。
At first I didn't want to study Chinese.