肇 Stroke Order

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).