Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 肇霞, 朝霞, 兆霞(Chinese) Other Forms FormsZhao Xia Meaning & History From the Chinese 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin", 朝 (zhāo) meaning "dynasty, morning" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million, trillion" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".