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Trad. 趙
- surname Zhao
- one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)
- the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
Trad. 趙國
- Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
Trad. 趙宋
- Song dynasty (960-1279)
- used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
Trad. 趙岐
- Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
Trad. 趙括
- 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]
Trad. 趙曄
- Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
Trad. 趙構
- Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162)
Trad. 趙縣
- Zhao County or Zhaoxian, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 趙翼
- Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Trad. 趙雲
- Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Trad. 趙高
- Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
Trad. 燕趙
- Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
- beautiful women
- women dancers and singers
Trad. 趙元任
- Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
Trad. 趙公明
- Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Trad. 趙匡胤
- Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
Trad. 趙子龍
- courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Trad. 趙家人
- (neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
Trad. 趙州橋
- 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
Trad. 趙忠堯
- Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
Trad. 趙本山
- Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Trad. 趙樂際
- Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Trad. 趙爾巽
- Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
Trad. 趙玄壇
- Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Trad. 趙紫陽
- 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
Trad. 圍魏救趙
- lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)
- fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
Trad. 張王李趙
- (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
Trad. 趙公元帥
- Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Trad. 趙惠文王
- King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
Trad. 完璧歸趙
- lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
Trad. 燕趙都市報
- Yanzhao Metropolis Daily