1. to surpass (old)2. surname Zhao3. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)4. the Former Zhao 前赵[qián zhào] (304–329) and Later Zhao 后赵[hòu zhào] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms+1 条 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
1. Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi2. beautiful women3. women dancers and singers
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[sòng gāo zōng] (reigned 1127-1162)
army of Zhao 赵国 during the Warring States
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 赵云[zhào yún], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[xiáo hé] in Zhao county 赵县[zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[suí dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
1. lit. to besiege 魏[wèi] and rescue 赵[zhào] (idiom)2. fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
(idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
赵公元帅 趙公元帥 zhào gōng yuán shuài Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
1. Song dynasty (960-1279)2. used to distinguish it from 刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
1. knight of the Zhao State2. generic term for a knight-errant
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ]
1. Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 赵国[zhào guó], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战[cháng píng zhī zhàn] in 260 BC2. also called Ma Fuzi 马服子[mǎ fú zǐ]
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吴越春秋
Zhao County or Zhaoxian, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
King Huiwen of Zhao 赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
燕赵都市报 燕趙都市報 yān zhào dū shì bào Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
张三，李四，王五，赵六 張三，李四，王五，趙六 zhāng sān , lǐ sì , wáng wǔ , zhào liù (four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry