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肇

zhào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to cause (an accident or trouble)

Examples

HSK 7-9
肇事的司机已经被拘留了。
Zhàoshì de sījī yǐjīng bèi jūliú le.
The driver who caused the accident has been detained.
HSK 7-9
这肇始了一个新时代。
Zhè zhàoshǐ le yígè xīn shídài.
This marked the beginning of a new era.

Tips

usage
Common in 肇事 (to cause an accident or incident, often a traffic one) and the formal 肇始 (to originate, to begin). The accident sense dominates everyday news writing.

Components

radical
聿 yù
writing brush
The brush radical 聿 anchors the bottom and is how the character is indexed; it links to the idea of formally setting down or instituting something.
semantic
户 hù
door; household
Top-left 户 sits beside the striking hand, part of the upper structure that historically pictured an action begun at a doorway.
semantic
攵 pū
tap; strike (action radical)
Top-right 攵 is the strike-action element, signaling a deliberate act that sets something in motion.

Stroke Order

肇 zhào