Zhao

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/ʒaʊ//zaʊ/

proper noun

A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.

OriginChinese 趙 /赵 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chao

  1. historicalA former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.
  2. historicalA former kingdom in Shanxi and Hebei, China, during the Warring States.
  3. historicalA former kingdom in Hebei, China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
  4. historicalA former prefecture of imperial China around Zhaozhou within modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
  5. A county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  6. A surname from Chinese.

Origin

  1. Chinese趙 /赵
  2. EnglishZhao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 趙 /赵 (Zhào), an ancient city name. Doublet of Trieu.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 趙 /赵, 趙國 /赵国
  • 趙 /赵Ancient city-state
  • 趙國 /赵国 (Zhàoguó)Ancient city-state
  • 趙州 /赵州Imperial prefecture
  • 趙縣 /赵县 (Zhàoxiàn)County
  • 趙 /赵Surname
  • 趙國 /赵国 (Zhàoguó)Ancient kingdom
  • 趙國 /赵国 (Zhàoguó)Medieval kingdom
Cite this entry
APA

Zhao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhao

MLA

“Zhao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhao. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zhao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhao.

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