Chao may refer to:
People Chao (surname), various Chinese surnames (including 晁 and 巢, as well as non-Pinyin spellings) Zhou (surname) (周), may also be spelled Chao Zhao (surname) (趙/赵), may also be spelled Chao in Taiwan and some countries/regions in South-East Asia.
Places Chao, Virú, Peru Chao District Chao Valley Cerro Chao, or Chao volcano, a lava flow in Chile Chao Lake, in Hefei, Anhui Province, China Chao (state), a minor state of the Chinese Bronze Age Ilhéu Chão, in the Madeira archipelago
Other uses Chao (currency) (鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique ChaO, a Japanese film by Yasuhiro Aoki Chao method, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao Chao (朝), the Chinese word for dynasty Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee Chao, part of several Thai royal ranks and titles Chao (monarchy), a title of the Lan Na royal family members Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog), a fictional species Chao, a character from Unico
See also
Cao (disambiguation) Chaos (disambiguation) Charo (disambiguation) Chau (disambiguation) Choa (disambiguation) Chow (disambiguation) Zhao (disambiguation) Ciao (disambiguation) Chao Phraya River, Thailand Sacred Chao, a symbol of Discordianism