# zhang vs Zhao

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### zhang
*noun · frequency rank #11,642*
A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.

### Zhao
*name · IPA /ʒaʊ/ · frequency rank #21,984*
A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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