| zhāo | illustrious/manifest |
| 昭 | bright clear manifest |
| 昭信中外 | to show good faith to the nation and abroad |
| 昭告 | to impart the knowledge of something clearly |
| 昭和 | Showa, reign name of Emperor Hirohito of Japan 1925-1989 |
| 昭布 | make known to the public |
| 昭平 | Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州 |
| 昭平县 | Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州 |
| 昭彰 | clear; evident |
| 昭披耶帕康 | Chao Phya Phra Klang, 18th century Thai politician and writer |
| 昭披耶河 | Chao Phraya river, the main river of Thailand |
| 昭然 | clear; obvious |
| 昭然若揭 | abundantly clear |
| 昭示 | to declare publicly to make clear |
| 昭穆 | a system of arranging emperors' temples |
| 昭苏 | Zhaosu county or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州 |
| 昭苏县 | Zhaosu county or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州 |
| 昭著 | clear; evident |
| 昭觉 | Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州 |
| 昭觉县 | Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州 |
| 昭通 | Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan |