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In Chinese, this is Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 B.C.). 趙 is a different period than the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329 A.D.) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350 A.D.) of the Sixteen Kingdoms.
趙 is also a surname in Chinese.
In Japanese, this can be the surname Hiyon or Chou (there are a few other possible pronunciations and names in Japanese).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your zhao search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
趙 赵 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao hiyon ひよん |
More info & calligraphy: Zhao(surname) Hiyon To hasten to, return; a long time. |
朝日 see styles |
zhāo rì zhao1 ri4 chao jih noboru のぼる |
More info & calligraphy: Asahi / Morning Sunmorning sun; (male given name) Noboru |
朝露 see styles |
zhāo lù zhao1 lu4 chao lu asatsuyu; chouro / asatsuyu; choro あさつゆ; ちょうろ |
More info & calligraphy: Morning Dewmorning dew Morning dew, e.g. man's life as transient. |
兆 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao chou / cho ちょう |
(bound form) omen; to foretell; million; mega-; (Tw) trillion; tera-; (old) billion (numeric) (1) 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; (2) sign; omen; indication; portent; (personal name) Toki An omen; a million. |
召 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao jō |
to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) To summon, call. |
啅 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
chirp |
嘲 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao |
used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1] |
垗 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
sacrifice |
找 see styles |
zhǎo zhao3 chao |
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
招 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao maneki まねき |
to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess (surname) Maneki Call, beckon, notify, cause; confess. |
旐 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
banner |
昭 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao shou / sho しょう |
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly (prefix) (abbreviation) (See 昭和・1) nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (personal name) Masaharu Bright, illustrious. |
㍼ see styles |
zhāo hé zhao1 he2 chao ho shouwa / showa しょうわ |
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁[Yu4 ren2] (1) (hist) Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school; (given name) Terukazu |
曌 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
name invented for herself by Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1] |
朝 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao chou / cho ちょう |
morning (n,n-suf) (1) dynasty; (n,n-suf) (2) reign; (n,n-suf) (3) period; epoch; age; (n,n-suf) (4) court; (5) (abbreviation) (See 北朝鮮) North Korea; (personal name) Hajime Morning. Court, dynasty; towards. |
櫂 棹 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao kai かい |
oar (archaic); scull; paddle; to row; a boat paddle; oar; scull; (female given name) Kai |
沼 see styles |
zhǎo zhao3 chao numa ぬま |
pond; pool (1) marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond; (n,n-suf) (2) (slang) obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into; (3) (net-sl) ugly man; (personal name) Masanori |
炤 照 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate See: 照 |
照 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao hikaru ひかる |
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before (given name) Hikaru To shine, illumine; to superintend; a dispatch, pass; as, according to. |
爫 see styles |
zhǎo zhao3 chao |
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87) |
皽 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao |
(literary) dead skin cells on the surface of the skin; Taiwan pr. [zhan3] |
笊 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao zaru; zaru ざる; ザル |
loosely woven bamboo ladle (1) (kana only) draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve; (2) (kana only) (See ざる法,ざる碁) something full of holes; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) {food} (See ざる蕎麦) zaru soba; (4) (colloquialism) (kana only) strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish; (surname) Zaru |
罩 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it |
肇 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao hajime はじめ |
at first; devise; originate (given name) Hajime To begin, initiate. |
肈 肇 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
the start; the origin See: 肇 |
詔 诏 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao norikatsu のりかつ |
(literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial edict (personal name) Norikatsu a decree |
釗 钊 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao |
to encourage; to cut; to strain |
鉊 𬬿 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao |
sickle |
駋 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao |
(horse) |
鮡 𬶐 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
fish of family Sisoridae (Asiatic catfishes) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Zhao | 趙 赵 | chou / cho | zhào / zhao4 / zhao | chao |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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