Meaning
(surname)
Chinese: 姓氏，也指古国名。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhao” becomes a different word in each tone. 赵 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 赵国zhào guóZhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
- 后赵hòu zhàoLater Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
- 前赵qián zhàoFormer Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
- 赵军zhào jūnarmy of Zhao 赵国 during the Warring States
- 赵高zhào gāoZhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
Example Sentence
我的同桌姓赵。Wǒ de tóng zhuō xìng Zhào.My deskmate surname is Zhao.
我WǒI的deof同桌tóng zhuōdesk-mate姓xìngfamily name赵Zhàoto surpass。