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== * 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

==See also== * Zhao Mausoleum (disambiguation) * Chao (disambiguation) * Zhou (disambiguation)

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