In the world, Zhao (Zhao 
, 趙 , Чжао 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name Zhao is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Singapore, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Indonesia, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Zhao is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Zhao | China, Indonesia, Australia, Hong Kong, United States |
| 趙 | China |
| Чжао | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
Zhao is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zhao , the character in Avatar: The Last Airbender; Zhao Momo , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; Zhao Min , the The female lead character in the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong (Louis Cha); Zhao Ling-Er , the video game character, Chinese Paladin and Zhao Qi , the Investiture of the Gods character.
| queen dowager zhao concubine; mother of Qin Shi Huang (b. 280) |
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king wuling of zhao Zhou Dynasty King (b. 340) |
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| gao zhao Chinese official (b. 401) |
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| marquess lie of zhao Chinese noble (b. 450) |
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| zhao ji Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139052 (b. 577) |
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| zhao long Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142244 (b. 585) |
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| zhao zhuang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142969 (b. 659) |
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| zhao feng Tang dynasty chancellor (b. 801) |
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| zhao long Song dynasty person CBDB = 25662 (b. 1025) |
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zhao ding Song dynasty politician, 1085-1147 (b. 1085) |
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| zhao wei Chinese prince of the Song dynasty (b. 1082) |
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| zhao bang Song dynasty person CBDB = 23808 (b. 1101) |
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| zhao xiong Song dynasty person CBDB = 10795 (b. 1129) |
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| kui zhao (b. 1186) |
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| zhao xiang Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 110403 (b. 1197) |
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