to begin, to initiate, to start

Animated Stroke Order 肇

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Stroke Order Diagrams 肇

肇 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yīn
zhào
shì
táo
bèi
jǐng
fāng
dǎi

He was arrested by police for hit-and-run.

2
zhè
chǎng
zhēng
lùn
de
zhào
duān
shì
xiǎo
huì

The starting point of this argument was a small misunderstanding.

3
zhè
huì
zhào
shǐ
nián
de
zuò
huà

This meeting originated from last year's cooperation plan.

4
kāi
chē
zhuàng
le
shù
zhào
shì
táo
le

He hit a tree while driving and fled the scene of the accident.

5
jǐng
chá
zhèng
zài
diào
chá
zhè
jiāo
tōng
shì
de
zhào
shì
yuán
yīn

The police are investigating the cause of this traffic accident.

6
zhào
shì
zuì
zhōng
chéng
rèn
le
de
cuò
bìng
chéng
dān
le
quán
rèn

The driver at fault eventually admitted his mistake and took full responsibility.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes14
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2746
Zhuyinㄓㄠˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8087
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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