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The family name can be transliterated to Chiu or Jiu in Cantonese.

Zhao can also be a less common family name 兆 (Siu in Cantonese.)

Prominent people with family name 趙

• The Zhao royals of the Song Dynasty.
• Rosalind Chao, an American actor.
• Elaine L. Chao, United States Secretary of Labor.
• Y. R. Chao, a Chinese linguist.
• Zhao MengfuZhao Mengf ( 1254- 1322) was a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty. His rejection of the refined, gentle brushwork of his era in favour of the cruder style of the eighth century is considered to have brought about a revolutio, a famous calligrapherCalligraphy (from Greek καλλι calli "beauty" + γραφος graphos "writing") is the art of decorative writing. A particular style of calligraphy is described as a hand''. Calligraphy at every p.
• Zhao YunZhao Yun (; styled Zilong ) was an important commander of the civil wars of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China. For most of his career, Zhao Yun served the warlord Liu Bei, playing an part in the establishment of Shu Han. In liter, a generalGeneral is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. The title is used by land and sometimes air forces. In the navies of the world, the equivalent rank is Admiral. Its equivalent rank during the era of Three KingdomsThe Three Kingdoms period ( Traditional Chinese characters: , Simplified Chinese characters: , pinyin Snguo) is a period in the History of China. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the rise of the Wei Kingdom (220) and the fall of.
• Zhao ZiyangZhao Ziyang Birthday October 17, 1919 Birth place Huaxian, Henan Party Communist PRC Premier Order 6th Chinese Premier Term of Office: June 1983 ? November 1987 Acting premier September, 1980 ? June, 1983 Predecessor Hua Guofeng Successor: Li Peng CPC Gen, Chinese politicianA politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. In other settings, a politician is a type of political figure who participates in a government. In Western democracies, the term is generally restricted t, placed under house arrest after symphathizing with the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989The Unknown Rebel" — This famous photo depicts a lone protester who single-handedly halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. The Tiananmen Square protests were a set of national protests in the People's Republic of China,.

Zhao is also the shorthand of State of Zhao during the end of Spring and Autumn Period.

Zhao (兆) is a Chinese number for 10⁶ or 10¹².