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rdltng asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

Is there an English translation/meaning to "Zhao Yun," the Chinese general's name?

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  • k c
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    " Zhao Yun "

    written in Chinese Character are :

    " 赵 云 " > when wrote in " Simplified Chinese "

    - which is usually used now in Mainland China, Singapore....

    " 趙 雲 " > when wrote in " Traditional Chinese "

    - which was totally used in mainland China before,

    and still remaining a lot in Simplified Chinese,

    - now is still usually used in HongKong, China; Macao, China; Taiwan; Philippines.....

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    " 赵 " ( 趙 ) [ zhaoˋ]

    means :

    1. name of an ancient feudal state

    2. a Chinese family name

    " 云 " ( 雲 ) [ yunˊ]

    means : < Cloud >

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    " Zhao Yun "

    (? - 229) was a major military general during the civil wars of the late " Han Dynasty " and during the " Three Kingdoms " era of China.

    For most of his career, " Zhao Yun " served the warlord " Liu Bei ", playing a part in the establishment of " Shu Han ".

    In literature and folklore he is lauded as the third member of the " Five Tiger Generals ".

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Name Meaning In Chinese

  • 6 years ago

    Zhao is a surname but given the character meanings "赵云“ 赵 means to find and 云 means cloud so it could mean to find clouds but it all depends on other people s Point Of View

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    politics and looks aside, it's an awesome sounding name, even if I did use up my entire vowel budget for the month googling him. I'm also jealous of people with the real last name Savage. Not only is it a cool name, at least one of them is a good kisser; it was nothing at all like a handshake.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Zhao is the surname. It has no specific meaning - just a name.

    Yun is the given name. It means 'cloud'.

    Source(s): I live in China
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