Zhao Qi (Han dynasty)
Eastern Han dynasty official and scholar (died 201)
Zhao Qi (100s-201), courtesy name Binqing, was an official and scholar who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He wrote the Commentaries on Mencius (孟子章句), one of the few major commentaries on Mencius from that period still in existence.
See also
Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).
"Mencius: annotated notes by Zhao Qi and others". books.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2009-06-06.
Pei, Songzhi (5th century).
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