to cause an accident or be responsible for a mishap

Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister

the person responsible for causing an accident, incident, or trouble

Zhaoqing, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province

the start, origin, or commencement of something

Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist and 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics

Zhaodong, a county-level city in Suihua City, Heilongjiang

to cause an accident

Zhaoyuan, a county in Daqing City, Heilongjiang

Zhaozhou County in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

Zhaoqing University (Guangdong)

to initiate, establish, or create something significant, such as a dynasty, enterprise, or grand project

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official

Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player

the original cause or root source of an event or situation

to build or establish for the first time, especially a structure or institution

the starting point