肇 (siu6 | zhao4) : commence; cause

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肇

siu6

zhao4

commence; cause; initiate

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 聿 (#129)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

肇

This word has been viewed 3155 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jun 2011 03:41

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肇事 siu6 si6 zhao4 shi4 = cause trouble

肇事逃逸 siu6 si6 tou4 jat6 zhao4 shi4 tao2 yi4 = a hit-and-run

肇慶 siu6 hing3 zhao4 qing4 = Zhaoqing

李肇星 lei5 siu6 sing1 li3 zhao4 xing1 = Li Zhaoxing (PRC foreign minister)

肇慶地區 siu6 hing3 dei6 keoi1 Zhao4 qing4 di4 qu1 = [n] Zhaoqing district (district in Guangdong)

肇禍 siu6 wo6 zhao4 huo4 = cause an accident; cause a disaster

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Decimal representation of this word: 肇
Unicode code for this character: U+8087 (off-site link)

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