Chinese Character 肇 Meanings and components.

Form

肇

Meaning

肇 meaning[3] in English

At First.

Devise.

Originate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 肇 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𢼄) , and (arch. introductory particle) (聿)

Its radical[1] is: 聿 (yu4) which means: (Arch. Introductory Particle), Then, And Then, .聿yu4(arch. introductory …

In cangjie it is written with IKLQ

How to write 肇

To write肇zhao4at first you should write a combination of 𢼄𢼄5 , 聿yu4(arch. introductory … arranged in a 吕 shape:

𢼄 + 聿 = 肇

肇 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 肇 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 肇, looks as follow:

肇
Pinyin:zhao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: At First . Devise . Originate
𢼄
Pinyin:𢼄5 Shape:吅
户
Pinyin:hu4
Meaning[3]: A Household . Door . Family
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
攵
Pinyin:pu1
聿
Pinyin:yu4
Meaning[3]: (Arch. Introductory Particle) . Then . And Then
肀
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:一
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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