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In Chinese, this is Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 B.C.). 趙 is a different period than the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329 A.D.) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350 A.D.) of the Sixteen Kingdoms.
趙 is also a surname in Chinese.
In Japanese, this can be the surname Hiyon or Chou (there are a few other possible pronunciations and names in Japanese).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 趙 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
趙 赵 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao hiyon ひよん |
More info & calligraphy: Zhao(surname) Hiyon To hasten to, return; a long time. |
前趙 前赵 see styles |
qián zhào qian2 zhao4 ch`ien chao chien chao |
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329) |
宗趙 see styles |
souchou / socho そうちょう |
(given name) Souchō |
後趙 后赵 see styles |
hòu zhào hou4 zhao4 hou chao |
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350) |
燕趙 燕赵 see styles |
yān zhào yan1 zhao4 yen chao |
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers |
趙佗 see styles |
chouda / choda ちょうだ |
(personal name) Chōda |
趙勝 see styles |
choushou / chosho ちょうしょう |
(personal name) Chōshou |
趙國 赵国 see styles |
zhào guó zhao4 guo2 chao kuo |
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) |
趙宋 赵宋 see styles |
zhào sòng zhao4 song4 chao sung |
Song dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479) |
趙客 赵客 see styles |
zhào kè zhao4 ke4 chao k`o chao ko |
knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant |
趙岐 赵岐 see styles |
zhào qí zhao4 qi2 chao ch`i chao chi |
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] |
趙州 赵州 see styles |
zhào zhōu zhao4 zhou1 chao chou joushuu / joshu ぢょうしゅう |
(personal name) Dzoushuu A prefecture in south-west Chihli, with a monastery, from which the Tang monk Zhaozhou got his pseudonym. |
趙括 赵括 see styles |
zhào kuò zhao4 kuo4 chao k`uo chao kuo |
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC; also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子[Ma3 Fu2 zi3] |
趙曄 赵晔 see styles |
zhào yè zhao4 ye4 chao yeh |
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋 |
趙構 赵构 see styles |
zhào gòu zhao4 gou4 chao kou |
Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162) |
趙縣 赵县 see styles |
zhào xiàn zhao4 xian4 chao hsien |
Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei |
趙翼 赵翼 see styles |
zhào yì zhao4 yi4 chao i |
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 |
趙薇 赵薇 see styles |
zhào wēi zhao4 wei1 chao wei |
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star |
趙軍 赵军 see styles |
zhào jun zhao4 jun1 chao chün |
army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States |
趙雲 赵云 see styles |
zhào yún zhao4 yun2 chao yün chouun / choun ちょううん |
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (personal name) Chōun |
趙高 赵高 see styles |
zhào gāo zhao4 gao1 chao kao choukou / choko ちょうこう |
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty (personal name) Chōkou |
趙二郎 see styles |
choujirou / chojiro ちょうじろう |
(male given name) Choujirō |
趙元任 赵元任 see styles |
zhào yuán rèn zhao4 yuan2 ren4 chao yüan jen |
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist |
趙公明 赵公明 see styles |
zhào gōng míng zhao4 gong1 ming2 chao kung ming |
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
趙冶勲 see styles |
chouchikun / chochikun ちょうちくん |
(person) Chō Chikun (1956.6-) (incorrect kanji) |
趙匡胤 赵匡胤 see styles |
zhào kuāng yìn zhao4 kuang1 yin4 chao k`uang yin chao kuang yin choukyouin / chokyoin ちょうきょういん |
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976) (person) Zhao Kuangyin (emperor Taizu of Song); Chao K'uang-yin |
趙善津 see styles |
chousonjin / chosonjin ちょうそんじん |
(person) Chō Sonjin (1970.4-) |
趙子龍 赵子龙 see styles |
zhào zǐ lóng zhao4 zi3 long2 chao tzu lung |
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
趙家人 赵家人 see styles |
zhào jiā rén zhao4 jia1 ren2 chao chia jen |
(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC) |
趙州橋 赵州桥 see styles |
zhào zhōu qiáo zhao4 zhou1 qiao2 chao chou ch`iao chao chou chiao |
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Zhao | 趙 赵 | chou / cho | zhào / zhao4 / zhao | chao |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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