Usage of the character 趙

to surpass (old)

Zhào

赵

[趙]

surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙／前赵 ( Qián Zhào) (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙／后赵 ( Hòu Zhào) (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

Yān Zhào

燕赵

[燕趙]

Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
beautiful women
women dancers and singers

Zhào Yè

赵晔

[趙曄]

Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋／吴越春秋

Zhào Kuò

赵括

[趙括]

Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國／赵国 ( Zhào Guó), who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰／长平之战 ( Chángpíngzhī Zhàn) in 260 BC
also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子／马服子 ( Mǎ Fúzǐ)

Zhào Sòng

赵宋

[趙宋]

Song dynasty (960-1279)
used to distinguish it from 劉宋／刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)

Zhào Xiàn

赵县

[趙縣]

Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

Qián Zhào

前赵

[前趙]

Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)

Hòu Zhào

后赵

[後趙]

Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)

Zhào Qí

赵岐

[趙岐]

Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子 ( Mèngzǐ)

Zhàojūn

赵军

[趙軍]

army of Zhao 趙國／赵国 during the Warring States

Zhào Yún

赵云

[趙雲]

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

Zhào Gāo

赵高

[趙高]

Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty

Zhào Yì

赵翼

[趙翼]

Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

Zhào Guó

赵国

[趙國]

Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)

Zhào Wēi

赵薇

[趙薇]

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

Zhàokè

赵客

[趙客]

knight of the Zhao State
generic term for a knight-errant

Zhào Gòu

赵构

[趙構]

Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗 ( Sòng Gāozōng) (reigned 1127-1162)

Zhàojiārén

赵家人

[趙家人]

(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)

Zhào Yuánrèn

赵元任

[趙元任]

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

Zhào Gōngmíng

赵公明

[趙公明]

Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

Zhào Shùlǐ

赵树理

[趙樹理]

Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist

Zhào Zhōngyáo

赵忠尧

[趙忠堯]

Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist

Zhào Erxùn

赵尔巽

[趙爾巽]

Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿

Zhào Lèjì

赵乐际

[趙樂際]

Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Zhào Zǐyáng

赵紫阳

[趙紫陽]

Zhao 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

Zhào Zǐlóng

赵子龙

[趙子龍]

courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲／赵云 ( Zhào Yún), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Zhào Xuántán

赵玄坛

[趙玄壇]

Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

Zhào Kuāngyìn

赵匡胤

[趙匡胤]

Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)

Zhàozhōu Qiáo

赵州桥

[趙州橋]

Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 ( Xiáo Hé) in Zhao county 趙縣／赵县 ( Zhào Xiàn), Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 ( Suídài) (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge

Zhào Běnshān

赵本山

[趙本山]