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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
zhào
    zhao4
chao
 hiyon
    ひよん

More info & calligraphy:

Zhao
to surpass (old)
(surname) Hiyon
To hasten to, return; a long time.

前趙


前赵

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qián zhào
    qian2 zhao4
ch`ien chao
    chien chao
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)

後趙


后赵

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hòu zhào
    hou4 zhao4
hou chao
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)

燕趙


燕赵

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yān zhào
    yan1 zhao4
yen chao
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers

趙國


赵国

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zhào guó
    zhao4 guo2
chao kuo
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)

趙宋


赵宋

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zhào sòng
    zhao4 song4
chao sung
Song dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)

趙客


赵客

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zhào kè
    zhao4 ke4
chao k`o
    chao ko
knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant

趙岐


赵岐

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zhào qí
    zhao4 qi2
chao ch`i
    chao chi
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]

趙州


赵州

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zhào zhōu
    zhao4 zhou1
chao chou
 joushuu / joshu
    ぢょうしゅう
(personal name) Dzoushuu
A prefecture in south-west Chihli, with a monastery, from which the Tang monk Zhaozhou got his pseudonym.

趙括


赵括

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zhào kuò
    zhao4 kuo4
chao k`uo
    chao kuo
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|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]

趙曄


赵晔

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zhào yè
    zhao4 ye4
chao yeh
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋

趙構


赵构

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zhào gòu
    zhao4 gou4
chao kou
Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162)

趙縣


赵县

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zhào xiàn
    zhao4 xian4
chao hsien
Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei

趙翼


赵翼

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zhào yì
    zhao4 yi4
chao i
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

趙薇


赵薇

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zhào wēi
    zhao4 wei1
chao wei
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star

趙軍


赵军

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zhào jun
    zhao4 jun1
chao chün
army of Zhao 趙國|国 during the Warring States

趙雲


赵云

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zhào yún
    zhao4 yun2
chao yün
 chouun / choun
    ちょううん
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
(personal name) Chōun

趙高


赵高

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zhào gāo
    zhao4 gao1
chao kao
 choukou / choko
    ちょうこう
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
(personal name) Chōkou

趙元任


赵元任

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zhào yuán rèn
    zhao4 yuan2 ren4
chao yüan jen
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

趙公明


赵公明

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zhào gōng míng
    zhao4 gong1 ming2
chao kung ming
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

趙匡胤


赵匡胤

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zhào kuāng yìn
    zhao4 kuang1 yin4
chao k`uang yin
    chao kuang yin
 choukyouin / chokyoin
    ちょうきょういん
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
(person) Zhao Kuangyin (emperor Taizu of Song); Chao K'uang-yin

趙子龍


赵子龙

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zhào zǐ lóng
    zhao4 zi3 long2
chao tzu lung
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

趙家人


赵家人

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zhào jiā rén
    zhao4 jia1 ren2
chao chia jen
(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)

趙州橋


赵州桥

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zhào zhōu qiáo
    zhao4 zhou1 qiao2
chao chou ch`iao
    chao chou chiao
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|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

趙忠堯


赵忠尧

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zhào zhōng yáo
    zhao4 zhong1 yao2
chao chung yao
Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist

趙本山


赵本山

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zhào běn shān
    zhao4 ben3 shan1
chao pen shan
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian

趙樂際


赵乐际

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zhào lè jì
    zhao4 le4 ji4
chao le chi
Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

趙樹理


赵树理

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zhào shù lǐ
    zhao4 shu4 li3
chao shu li
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist

趙爾巽


赵尔巽

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zhào ěr xùn
    zhao4 er3 xun4
chao erh hsün
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿

趙玄壇


赵玄坛

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zhào xuán tán
    zhao4 xuan2 tan2
chao hsüan t`an
    chao hsüan tan
Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

趙紫陽


赵紫阳

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zhào zǐ yáng
    zhao4 zi3 yang2
chao tzu yang
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

圍魏救趙


围魏救赵

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wéi wèi jiù zhào
    wei2 wei4 jiu4 zhao4
wei wei chiu chao
lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

完璧歸趙


完璧归赵

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wán bì guī zhào
    wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4
wan pi kuei chao
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

張王李趙


张王李赵

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zhāng wáng lǐ zhào
    zhang1 wang2 li3 zhao4
chang wang li chao
any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone

趙公元帥


赵公元帅

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zhào gōng yuán shuài
    zhao4 gong1 yuan2 shuai4
chao kung yüan shuai
Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

趙州從諗


赵州从谂

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zhào zhōu cóng shěn
    zhao4 zhou1 cong2 shen3
chao chou ts`ung shen
    chao chou tsung shen
 Jōshū Jūshin
Zhaozhou Congshen

趙惠文王


赵惠文王

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zhào huì wén wáng
    zhao4 hui4 wen2 wang2
chao hui wen wang
King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period

燕趙都市報


燕赵都市报

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yān zhào dū shì bào
    yan1 zhao4 du1 shi4 bao4
yen chao tu shih pao
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily

張三,李四,王五,趙六


张三,李四,王五,赵六

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zhāng sān , lǐ sì , wáng wǔ , zhào liù
    zhang1 san1 , li3 si4 , wang2 wu3 , zhao4 liu4
chang san , li ssu , wang wu , chao liu
(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 39 results for "赵" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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