赵

zhào

to surpass (old)

Traditional 趙

Ancient forms

2 forms

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

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Zhào zhao4

surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前赵 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 后赵 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

围魏救赵wéiWèijiùZhàolit. to besiege 魏 (Wèi) and rescue 赵 (Zhào) (idiom)
完璧归赵wánbìguīZhàolit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
赵县ZhàoXiànZhao County or Zhaoxian, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市 (Shí jiā zhuāng Shì), Hebei
赵国ZhàoGuóZhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
赵高ZhàoGāoZhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
后赵HòuZhàoLater Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
前赵QiánZhàoFormer Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
赵军Zhàojūnarmy of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
赵云ZhàoYúnZhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
赵客Zhàokèknight of the Zhao State
燕赵YānZhàoYan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
赵构ZhàoGòuZhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗 (Sòng Gāo zōng) (reigned 1127-1162)