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赵
趙
zhào
1.
to surpass (old)
Common • Top 10%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
前赵
QiánZhào
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
燕赵
YānZhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
赵军
Zhàojūn
army of Zhao [[趙國|赵国]] during the Warring States
赵国
ZhàoGuó
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
赵宋
ZhàoSòng
Song dynasty (960-1279)
赵客
Zhàokè
knight of the Zhao State
赵岐
ZhàoQí
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius [[孟子<Mèngzǐ>]]
赵括
ZhàoKuò
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao [[趙國|赵国]], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping [[長平之戰|长平之战]] in 260 BC
赵晔
ZhàoYè
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue [[吳越春秋|吴越春秋]]
赵构
ZhàoGòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong [[高宗<Gāozōng>]]
赵县
ZhàoXiàn
Zhao County in Shijiazhuang [[石家莊|石家庄<Shíjiāzhuāng>]], Hebei
赵翼
ZhàoYì
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era [[乾嘉三大家]]
赵薇
ZhàoWēi
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
赵云
ZhàoYún
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
赵高
ZhàoGāo
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
后赵
HòuZhào
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
赵元任
ZhàoYuánrèn
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
赵匡胤
ZhàoKuāngyìn
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu [[宋太祖]] (927-976)
赵树理
ZhàoShùlǐ
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
赵尔巽
ZhàoĚrxùn
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty [[清史稿]]
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- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,168
- Word Frequency Rank
- 8,214 of 84,292