Yanamino赵
ancient state; surname; surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms; to surpass (old)
- Strokes
- 9
- Pinyin
- zhào
Parts
Words with 赵
- 前赵qián zhào · qianzhaoFormer Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
- 后赵hòu zhào · houzhaoLater Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
- 燕赵yān zhào · yanzhaoYan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
- 赵国zhào guó · zhaoguoZhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
- 赵宋zhào sòng · zhaosongSong dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
- 赵客zhào kè · zhaokeknight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant
- 赵岐zhào qí · zhaoqiZhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
- 赵括zhào kuò · zhaokuoZhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC; also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子[Ma3 Fu2 zi3]
- 赵晔zhào yè · zhaoyeZhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
- 赵构zhào gòu · zhaogouZhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162)
- 赵县zhào xiàn · zhaoxianZhao County or Zhaoxian, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
- 赵翼zhào yì · zhaoyiZhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
- 赵薇zhào wēi · zhaoweiZhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
- 赵军zhào jūn · zhaojunarmy of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
- 赵云zhào yún · zhaoyunZhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- 赵高zhào gāo · zhaogaoZhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
- 赵元任zhào yuán rèn · zhaoyuanrenYuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
- 赵公明zhào gōng míng · zhaogongmingZhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
- 赵匡胤zhào kuāng yìn · zhaokuangyinZhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
- 赵子龙zhào zǐ lóng · zhaozilongcourtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- 赵家人zhào jiā rén · zhaojiaren(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
- 赵州桥zhào zhōu qiáo · zhaozhouqiaoZhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
- 赵忠尧zhào zhōng yáo · zhaozhongyaoZhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
- 赵本山zhào běn shān · zhaobenshanZhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
- 赵乐际zhào lè jì · zhaolejiZhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
- 赵树理zhào shù lǐ · zhaoshuliZhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
- 赵尔巽zhào ěr xùn · zhaoerxunZhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
- 赵玄坛zhào xuán tán · zhaoxuantanZhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
- 赵紫阳zhào zǐ yáng · zhaoziyangZhao 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
- 围魏救赵wéi wèi jiù zhào · weiweijiuzhaolit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers