赵(zhào): surname Zhao
surname Zhao
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhào
- Meaning
- surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC); the Former Zhao 前赵 (304–329) and Later Zhao 后赵 (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 趙
Origin & structure
Where 赵 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 赵 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 赵
Common words using 赵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its…
Open 完璧归赵 page →Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
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