Entry № 2676 · Chinese origin

Zhaojun Zhaojun — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Chinese
Meaning
"Han beauty sent to marry the Xiongnu"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Chinese)

A name that means "han beauty sent to marry the xiongnu".

Zhaojun (昭君) means "shining sovereign." **Wang Zhaojun (c. 50 BCE-)** was **one of the Four Beauties of ancient China** — a Han Dynasty palace lady **sent in 33 BCE as a diplomatic bride to Huhanye Chanyu of the Xiongnu**, sealing 60 years of peace between Han China and the steppes. **Her beauty was so great that geese flying overhead, distracted, forgot to flap and fell from the sky** — earning her the epithet **"the Falling Geese."**

Featured in countless Chinese poems and the opera *Wang Zhaojun*.

The Falling Geese. Han beauty sent to the Xiongnu, sealing 60 years of peace.

The name in its native script.

昭君
Transliteration
Zhāojūn
Pronunciation
/ ˈdʒaʊ.dʒʌn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Zhaojun stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Zhaojun · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Zhaojuns before her.

Real people
Wang Zhaojun
Han Dynasty diplomatic bride.
c. 50 BCE – ?
In fiction
Zhaojun
Opera Wang Zhaojun.

Names connected to Zhaojun.

The number behind Zhaojun.

6

The Nurturer

Zhaojun reduces to six — the number of Han Falling Geese.

Why families chose this name.

"Han Falling Geese. Seven letters. Zhaojun."
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