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zhào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhào | zhao4
English translation
ancient state; surname

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About zhào

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhào

Contains the radical

zǒu

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of zhào

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Positional decomposition

走乂

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Example sentences using zhào

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赵凌冬就读 jiù dú 北京 Běijīng suǒ 私立 sī lì 中学 zhōng xué .

Zhao Lingdong is a private middle school student in Beijing.

赵春英集资 jí zī 5000 Yuán 开始 kāishǐ bàn 养鸡场 yǎng jī chǎng le .

Zhao Chunying collects money 5000 yuan begin to run chicken farm.

shì 赵伯韬 dài 点儿 diǎn r qīn ? āi , shì shuì 那个 nà ge 女朋友 nǚ péng you , xìng liú de . ”

" But this friend of yours is related to Chao Po - tao , isn't she? "

āi , xìng zhào de , 赵伯韬?

" You're sure it's Chao Po - tao?

shì 赵敏东. de 秘书 mìshū shuì 刚才 gāngcái 来过电话 diàn huà .

This is Zhao Mindong. My secretary said you called.

Words with zhào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhào surname Zhao zhào
赵本山 Zhào Běn shān Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian趙本山
完璧归赵 wán bì guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner完璧歸趙
赵薇 Zhào Wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star趙薇
赵云 Zhào Yún Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms趙雲
赵紫阳 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趙紫陽
赵国 Zhào Guó Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)趙國
赵匡胤 Zhào Kuāng yìn Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 Sòng Tài zǔ (927-976)趙匡胤
赵括 Zhào Kuò also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子 Mǎ Fú zǐ 趙括
赵高 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趙高
后赵 Hòu Zhào Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)後趙
赵军 Zhào jūn army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 Zhào Guó during the Warring States趙軍
赵树理 Zhào Shù lǐ Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist趙樹理
赵构 Zhào Gòu Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗 Gāo zōng [Gāo​zōng]趙構
赵县 Zhào Xiàn Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng [Shí​jiā​zhuāng], Hebei趙縣
赵乐际 Zhào Lè jì Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection趙樂際

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