肇始 zhàoshǐ to initiate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhàoshǐ to initiate 肇 zhào to start (bound form) to start; to initiate; to originate始 shǐ verb to begin (bound form) to begin; to start; to initiatezhàoshǐ beginning 肇 zhào to start (bound form) to start; to initiate; to originate始 shǐ nounadverb beginning (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin