肇始 zhào shǐ ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˇ siu6 ci2
- to initiate
- to start
- the start
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 肇 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
肇
- 肇事 zhào shì ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋ siu6 si6 to cause an accident
- 肇因 zhào yīn ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄣ siu6 jan1 cause
- 肇州 Zhào zhōu ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ siu6 zau1 see 肇州县
- 肇建 zhào jiàn ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu6 gin3 (literary) to establish; to found (a country etc); to initiate construction (of sth large-scale, e.g. a palace, university etc)
- 肇庆 肇慶 Zhào qìng ㄓㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ siu6 hing3 see 肇庆市
Show 14 more words with 肇
- 肇东 肇東 Zhào dōng ㄓㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ siu6 dung1 see 肇东市
- 肇源 Zhào yuán ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ siu6 jyun4 see 肇源县
- 肇祸 肇禍 zhào huò ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ siu6 wo6 to cause an accident
- 肇端 zhào duān ㄓㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ siu6 dyun1 the starting point
- 丁肇中 Dīng Zhào zhōng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ding1 siu6 zung1 Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
- 李肇星 Lǐ Zhào xīng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥ lei5 siu6 sing1 Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
- 肇事者 zhào shì zhě ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu6 si6 ze2 offender
- 肇俊哲 Zhào Jùn zhé ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄜˊ siu6 zeon3 zit3 Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
- 肇州县 肇州縣 Zhào zhōu Xiàn ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ siu6 zau1 jyun6 Zhaozhou, a county in Daqing City 大庆市, Heilongjiang
- 肇庆市 肇慶市 Zhào qìng Shì ㄓㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ siu6 hing3 si5 Zhaoqing, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 广东省
- 肇东市 肇東市 Zhào dōng Shì ㄓㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕˋ siu6 dung1 si5 Zhaodong, a county-level city in Suihua City 绥化市, Heilongjiang
- 肇源县 肇源縣 Zhào yuán Xiàn ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ siu6 jyun4 jyun6 Zhaoyuan, a county in Daqing City 大庆市, Heilongjiang
- 肇事逃逸 zhào shì táo yì ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄧˋ siu6 si6 tou4 jat6 hit-and-run
- 肇庆大学 肇慶大學 Zhào qìng Dà xué ㄓㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu6 hing3 daai6 hok6 Zhaoqing University (Guangdong)
始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
Show 15 more words with 始
- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 始
- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zung1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles