Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "肇", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "肇", and master the standard way of writing the character "肇".
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肇 (zhào)
1. Begin; initial.
2. Cause; trigger.
1. Begin; initial: 肇始 (beginning); 肇生 (initial stage); 肇端 (initial point); 肇基 (begin to establish a foundation); 肇造 (begin to create).
2. Cause; trigger: 肇事 (a. cause an accident; b. meddlesome business); 肇祸 (cause disaster).
肇 (zhào)
Verb
Original meaning: Strike
Character formation: Phono-semantic compound. The character includes the radical 攴, related to striking, and the component 肇 (zhào) serving as a phonetic element.
Synonyms:
1. Same as the original meaning [En.] strike
2. Create [En.] create; establish; found; originate
3. Correct [En.] correct; ratify
4. Cause; trigger; provoke [En.] cause
肇 (zhào)
Adverb
1. Beginning; at first [En.] at first; at the very beginning
Examples:
1. Zhang Hua’s Great Assembly Song: "肇建帝业, 开国有晋." (At first, the emperor’s enterprise was established; founding the nation during Jin.)
2. Sun Wen’s Preface to the Brief History of the Seventy-Two Martyrs at Huanghuagang: "顾自自国肇造, 变乱纷乘." (Looking back at the creation of my nation, the upheaval was ever present.)
3. Example phrases: 肇判 (to begin to distinguish; to start making distinctions); 肇造 (to begin to create; initial construction); 肇创 (to initially establish); 肇兴 (to emerge initially); 肇称 (to be referred to initially).