Zhao

Zhao may refer to:

Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
- commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
- Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
- Cho (Korean surname), represent the Hanja 趙 (Chinese: Zhao)
- Triệu, a Vietnamese surname which is the equivalent of the Mandarin Chinese surname Zhao (趙)
Zhao County, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Zhao family (disambiguation)
- Zhao family (Internet slang), based on the surname Zhao, an internet term in China which refers to the ruling elite and the rich
兆 (zhào), a Chinese numeral which usually represents 10⁶ or 10¹²
- Mega-, corresponding SI prefix in China, equals to 10⁶
- Tera-, corresponding SI prefix in Taiwan, equals to 10¹²
Admiral Zhao, a character in the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender

Chinese history[edit]

Zhao (state) (403 BC–222 BC), a Warring States period state
Triệu dynasty (204 BC–111 BC), or Zhao dynasty, the ruling house of the Nanyue state
Zhao Kingdom (Han dynasty) (203 BC–213 AD), a kingdom or principality in the Han dynasty
Han-Zhao (304–329), a Sixteen Kingdoms state, known as Zhao (趙) after 319
Later Zhao (319–351), a Sixteen Kingdoms state
Zhao (Five Dynasties period) (910–921), a Five Dynasties period state
House of Zhao (960–1279), the imperial clan of the Song Empire