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Character Decomposition
赵=走+乂
Meanings
to surpass (old)
surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)
the Former Zhao (304–329) and Later Zhao (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
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Words with 赵 151 total
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi · beautiful women · women dancers and singers燕赵Yān Zhàoknight of the Zhao State · generic term for a knight-errant赵客Zhào kèZhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping in 260 BC · also called Ma Fuzi赵括Zhào KuòSong dynasty (960-1279) · used to distinguish it from Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)赵宋Zhào SòngFormer Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)前赵Qián ZhàoLater Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)后赵Hòu ZhàoZhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)赵国Zhào GuóZhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子赵岐Zhào Qí
Idioms with 赵 10 total Chain
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner完璧归赵wán bì guī Zhàolit. to besiege 魏 and rescue (idiom) · fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers围魏救赵wéi Wèi jiù Zhào(idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone张王李赵Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào
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