Zhao.
A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.
Meaning & usage
A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.
A former kingdom in Shanxi and Hebei, China, during the Warring States.
A former kingdom in Hebei, China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
A former prefecture of imperial China around Zhaozhou within modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
A county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.