hao

1. historicalA former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

1. An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

   Synonyms: Haorangi, Harp Island, Bow Island

1. historicalA former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi.

   Finally King Wen 文 moved to Feng 沣 and King Wu 武 moved to Hao 镐 (west and east respectively of the Feng 沣 River in Chang'an 长安 Xian).

   早周都城岐邑初探

   1985, Chen Quanfang [陈全方], “An Initial Investigation into the Site of the Early Zhou Capital Qi Yi [早周都城岐邑初探]”, in Chinese Archaeological Abstracts, 2, Prehistoric to Western Zhou, Los Angeles, sourced from Wenwu 1979.10:44-50, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 490, column 1

   Synonyms: Haojing

plural Haos

1. A surname from Mandarin.

   1 more example

   Former Premier Hao Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who was the most powerful man in Taiwan's military during the rule of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), yesterday revealed that Taiwan had long ago acquired the ability to produce nuclear weapons, without actually having launched any test explosions. "Following the success of [Taiwan's] nuclear program, President Chiang openly declared that Taiwan had become a nuclear-capable country, but that it would not bring the research results into production," Hao said, speaking to reporters at a book launch for his two-volume work published under the title of Eight-year's diary as the Chief of the General Staff.

   2000 January 8, Brian Hsu, “Ex-military chief confirms nuclear weapons program”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2024, Local News, page 2

plural Haos

1. alternativeAlternative form of Haobam, a surname from Manipuri.
2. alternativeAlternative form of Haobijam, a surname from Manipuri.