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Zhao

/ʒaʊ/

Zhao proper noun: a former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.

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.

Forms of Zhao

alternative formChao

Origin of Zhao

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

Questions about Zhao

What does Zhao mean?
Zhao means a former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.
What part of speech is Zhao?
Zhao is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zhao?
Zhao is pronounced /ʒaʊ/.

Words near Zhao in the dictionary

  1. Zhanjiang
  2. zhanmadao
  3. zhanmadaos
  4. Zhanna
  5. Zhans
  6. Zhao
  7. Zhao'an
  8. zhaoermiatoxin
  9. Zhaoji
  10. Zhaoqing
  11. Zhaotong

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