Zhao

Zhao may refer to:

• Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
  • commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
  • Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
  • Cho (Korean surname), represent the Hanja 趙 (Chinese: Zhao)
  • Triệu, a Vietnamese surname which is the equivalent of the Mandarin Chinese surname Zhao (趙)
• Zhao County, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
• Zhao family (disambiguation)
  • Zhao family (Internet slang), based on the surname Zhao, an internet term in China which refers to the ruling elite and the rich
• 兆 (zhào), a Chinese numeral which usually represents 10⁶ or 10¹²
  • Mega-, corresponding SI prefix in China, equals to 10⁶
  • Tera-, corresponding SI prefix in Taiwan, equals to 10¹²
• Admiral Zhao, a character in the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender

Chinese history

• Zhao (state) (403 BC–222 BC), a Warring States period state
• Triệu dynasty (204 BC–111 BC), or Zhao dynasty, the ruling house of the Nanyue state
• Zhao Kingdom (Han dynasty) (203 BC–213 AD), a kingdom or principality in the Han dynasty
• Han-Zhao (304–329), a Sixteen Kingdoms state, known as Zhao (趙) after 319
• Later Zhao (319–351), a Sixteen Kingdoms state
• Zhao (Five Dynasties period) (910–921), a Five Dynasties period state
• House of Zhao (960–1279), the imperial clan of the Song Empire

See also

• Zhao Mausoleum (disambiguation)
• Chao (disambiguation)
• Zhou (disambiguation)