赵 (zhào): one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC), the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵 (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵 (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms, to surpass (old)
赵 (zhào) is a Chinese character meaning “one of the seven states during the warring states period (476–220 bc).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 走 (structural) and 乂 (structural). It ranks #1167 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)
- the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵 (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵 (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- to surpass (old)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完璧归赵 | wán bì guī zhào | lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) |
| 赵薇 | zhào wēi | Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star |
| 赵家人 | zhào jiā rén | (neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC) |
| 赵公明 | zhào gōng míng | Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
| 赵本山 | zhào běn shān | Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian |
| 赵元任 | zhào yuán rèn | Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist |
| 张王李赵 | zhāng wáng lǐ zhào | (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry |
| 燕赵都市报 | yān zhào dū shì bào | Yanzhao Metropolis Daily |
| 赵子龙 | zhào zǐ lóng | courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
| 赵树理 | zhào shù lǐ | Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist |
| 后赵 | hòu zhào | Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350) |
| 前赵 | qián zhào | Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329) |
| 赵乐际 | zhào lè jì | Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline ... |
| 赵国 | zhào guó | Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) |
| 张三，李四，王五，赵六 | zhāng sān , lǐ sì , wáng wǔ , zhào liù | (four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry |
赵 appears in 36 compound words: 78 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 赵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao (the four most common surnames); common people; people in general
Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao (the four most common surnames); common people; people in general
Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
Example Sentences
写好赵字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo zhào zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "赵" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.
赵露思传执刘亦菲二摊 懒理是非骚香肩卖萌
zhào lù sī chuán zhí liú yì 菲 èr tān lǎn lǐ shì fēi sāo xiāng jiān mài méng
Zhao Lusi passed on Liu Yifei's second stall and was lazy to deal with right and wrong
赵丽颖争气赢观众欢心 全球女星No.6
zhào lí yǐng zhēng qì yíng guàn zhòng huān xīn quán qiú nǚ xīng N o . 6
Zhao Liying competed to win the audience's favor as the No.6 actress in the world
赵坤茂/雪地大迷航 惊觉科技依赖症
zhào 坤 mào xuě dì dà mí háng jīng jué kē jì yī lài zhèng
Zhao Kunmao/Snow Trek Awakening to technology dependence
OLLY携手品牌代言人赵露思,开启科学内服美学新篇章
O L L Y xié shǒu pǐn pái dài yán rén zhào lù sī , kāi qǐ kē xué nèi fú měi xué xīn piān zhāng
OLLY joins hands with brand spokesperson Zhao Lusi to open a new chapter in the aesthetics of scientific underwear
Character Family
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