Chao may refer to:

People

Chao (surname) Chao is a surname in various cultures. It is the Pinyin spelling of two Chinese surnames ( and ), the Wade–Giles spelling of two others ( or the much rarer , both spelled in Pinyin as Zhao (surname), Zhào), and a regional or other spelling of ...

, various Chinese surnames (including 晁 and 巢, as well as non-Pinyin spellings) *

Zhou (surname) Zhōu () is a Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as "Chou" (ㄓㄡ), and it may also be spelled as "Chiau", "Chau", " Chao", " Chew", " Chow", "Chiu", "Cho", "Chu", ...

(周), may also be spelled Chao *

Zhao (surname) Zhao (; ) is a Chinese-language surname, means “walk quickly” and “jump” in ancient Chinese, and is the 1st surname in the famous Hundred Family Surnames – the traditional list of all Chinese surnames – because it was the emperor' ...

(趙/赵), may also be spelled Chao in Taiwan and Hong Kong

Places

Chao, Virú Chao is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district of Chao in the region La Libertad. This town is located about 65 km south of Trujillo. Chao is primarily an agricultural center in the Chao Valley. See also *Chavimochic *Virú Vall ...

, Peru **

Chao District Chao District is one of three districts of the province Virú in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a se ...

** Chao Valley *

Cerro Chao Cerro Chao is a lava flow complex associated with the Cerro del León volcano in the Andes. It is the largest known Quaternary silicic volcano body and part of the most recent phase of activity in the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex. Cerro Chao ...

, or Chao volcano, a lava flow in Chile * Chao Lake, in Hefei, Anhui Province, China *

Chao (state) Chao () was a minor state of the Chinese Bronze Age, whose people belonged to the Shu tribes (群舒, literally "Many Shu") that lived south of the Huai River. Chao's exact location is unknown; traditionally, it was assumed that the state had exis ...

, a minor state of the Chinese Bronze Age *

Ilhéu Chão The Ilhéu Chão is a small islet within the Desertas Islands, a small chain of islands which are in turn within the Madeira archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collect ...

, in the Madeira archipelago

Other uses

Chao (currency) Jiaochao () is a Chinese word for banknote first used for the currency of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and later by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. Jin dynasty The Jurchens swept control over northern China, conquering the Liao dynasty a ...

(鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China * Chao (''Sonic the Hedgehog''), a fictional species *

Chao method A tone contour, or contour tone, is a tone in a tonal language which shifts from one pitch to another over the course of the syllable or word. Tone contours are especially common in East, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Nilo-Saharan languages, Khoi ...

, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao * Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique * Chao, part of several

Thai royal ranks and titles The precedence of Thai royalty follows a system of ranks known as ''thanandon'' ( th, ฐานันดร), which are accompanied by royal titles. The Sovereign There are two styles which can be used for a king in ordinary speech, depending on ...

Chao (monarchy) Chao () is a title of the Lan Na royal family members. Chao Har Kan ''Chao Har Kan'' (เจ้าห้าขัน, lit: 'Five lords') is the style for high ranking royalty in each Lan Na state. After the fall of the absolute monarchy ...

, a title of the Lan Na royal family members * Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee