Zhào
surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
Zhào Wēi
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
Zhào Běn shān
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Yān Zhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
beautiful women
women dancers and singers
Zhào Yún
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Zhào jūn
army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
Zhào xiàn
Zhao county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Zhào Guó
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
Zhào Zǐ yáng
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
Hòu Zhào
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
Zhào Kuāng yìn
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
Zhào zhōu qiáo
Zhaozhou bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiáo hé] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Súi dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
wán bì guī Zhào
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
Qián Zhào
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
wéi wèi jiù zhào
to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào]
to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers (idiom)
Zhào Shù lǐ
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
Zhào Yì
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Zhào Gòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
Zhào Yuán rèn
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
Zhào Kuò
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子
Zhào Sòng
Song dynasty (960-1279)
used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
Zhào Yè
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
Zhào Ěr xùn
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
Zhào kè
knight of the Zhao State
generic term for a knight-errant
Zhào Huì wén Wáng
King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
Zhào Zhōng yáo
Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào
anyone
Mr Average
any Tom, Dick or Harry
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
wān dòu zhào
"Pea Zhao" (person nickname, pea gruel seller)
Zhào Xiàn
Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
Zhào zhōu Qiáo
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[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
Zhào Qí
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)
fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
Zhào Gāo
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty