Addendum Chen Collection Radical: Sun (rì) Zhao Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1556, Entry 01 According to the Book of Tang (Tangshu), Record of Empress Wu, the name is Zhao. It has the same meaning as the character zhao (to illuminate). Empress Wu originally had the name Wu Zhao. Empress Wu created the character zhao, using zhao as the correct written form, while the form zhao is incorrect.