Chao

Chao or similar sounding câo, cháo, cháo, čhao, chau, ciao, jao, may refer to:

Cambodia

• Chao, the Cambodian name for Tapai, fermented food made from rice

China

• Chao, an alternative spelling of Zhao (surname) (趙/赵); an alternative pronunciation of Cao (Chinese surname) and Cao (state)
• Chao (晁), a Chinese surname
• Chāo (鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China
• Chao Lake
• Chao method, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao
• Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique

Italy

• Ciao, an Italian greeting

Spain and Latin America

• Chao a Spanish language parting phrase for "bye" or "goodbye"

Japan

• Ciao (magazine), a manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan

Vietnam

• Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee or rice porridge
• Chào, a Vietnamese greeting of saying hello

Thailand

Chao, Thai language lord: may also be transliterated čhao, câo, jao in Thai royal and noble titles and in the name of the Chao Phraya River; from Middle Chinese 主 (ćǘ) "master;" often rendered in English as "king" or "chief," the latter in allusion to either Chief of the Name or tribal chief, according to relative standing in mandala (Southeast Asian history)

People

• Elaine Chao, former United States Secretary of Labor and the first Asian American female appointed to the United States Cabinet
• Rosalind Chao, Chinese American actress born in Anaheim, California
• Yuen Ren Chao, a Chinese linguist
• Manu Chao, a French Latin singer of Spanish origin
• Ramón Chao, a Galician writer, father of Manu Chao
• Simon Chau, Hong Kong environmental activist and expert on translation
• Pierre Chao, member of the Defense Science Board

Other

• The Sacred Chao, a symbol of the Discordian religion
• Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog), small creatures in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe

See also

• Zhao (disambiguation)
• Chow (disambiguation)
• Chaos (disambiguation)