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赵

zhào

surname

Evolution

赵 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
赵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
赵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
赵 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
赵 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

赵 (趙) 

zhào

surname; ancient state; to surpass (old)

赵 (趙) 

Zhào

surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

Most common words with 赵
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Meaning

赵

surname Zhao

赵本山

Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian

完璧归赵

lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

赵薇

Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star

赵云

Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms