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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 肇始

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
肇始 zhào shǐ - to initiate
- to start
- the start

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 72,825 81,916

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
肇 zhào- at first
- devise
- originate
肇 zhào- the start
- the origin
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then

Other Words Containing 肇始

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo