Zhao

See also: zhao, zháo, zhào, zhāo, Zhào, and zhǎo

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 趙 / 赵 (Zhào), an ancient city name. Doublet of Trieu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒaʊ/, /zaʊ/
  • enPR: jou

Proper noun

Zhao

  1. (historical) A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in Shanxi and Hebei, China, during the Warring States.
  3. (historical) A former kingdom in Hebei, China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
  4. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China around Zhaozhou within modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
  5. A county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  6. A surname from Chinese.

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