Character

朝

cháo HSK 6

zhāo HSK 7

朝 cháo HSK 6

1. imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'
2. dynasty; the entire reign of successive rulers of the same family name
3. the reign of a single ruler
4. to go to court to meet the emperor; (of religious followers) to make a pilgrimage to a sacred site or temple
5. to face; to turn toward
6. toward; in the direction of (indicating the target or direction of an action)
7. a surname
8. see '朝鲜族': ① an ethnic minority in China (see appendix); ② the main ethnic group of North Korea and South Korea

Words using 朝 as cháo (2)

1 朝代 cháo dài — dynasty HSK 6
- 朝 imperial court, reign
- 代 generation, period, era
Example

唐朝是中国历史上最繁荣的朝代之一。

Táng Cháo shì Zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng zuì fán róng de cháo dài zhī yī

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history.
2 王朝 wáng cháo — dynasty HSK 7
- 王 king, monarch, royal
- 朝 dynasty, imperial court, reign period
Example

唐朝是中国历史上最强盛的王朝之一。

Táng Cháo shì Zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng zuì qiáng shèng de wáng cháo zhī yī

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history.

朝 zhāo HSK 7

1. morning; early morning
2. day

Words using 朝 as zhāo (4)

1 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì — one day HSK 7
- 有 to have, indicates existence or possibility
- 朝 morning, day, refers to a time period
- 一 one, specifies singularity
- 日 day, time unit
Example

有朝一日，我会实现我的梦想。

yǒu zhāo yī rì wǒ huì shí xiàn wǒ de mèng xiǎng

One day, I will realize my dream.
2 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì — fickle; changeable; inconsistent HSK 7
- 朝 morning
- 三 three
- 暮 evening
- 四 four
Example

别朝三暮四的，要专心做好一件事。

bié zhāo sān mù sì de yào zhuān xīn zuò hǎo yī jiàn shì

Don't be fickle; focus on doing one thing well.
3 朝夕相处 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ — to be together day and night HSK 7
- 朝 morning
- 夕 evening
- 相 mutually, together
- 处 to get along, to be (in a relationship)
Example

他们在大学里朝夕相处了四年。

tā men zài dà xué lǐ zhāo xī xiāng chǔ le sì nián

They were together day and night for four years in college.
4 朝气蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó — full of vigor and vitality HSK 7
- 朝 morning; represents freshness and youthful energy
- 气 spirit, energy, vitality
- 蓬 flourishing, lush growth
- 勃 vigorous, thriving, bursting forth
Example

这些年轻人朝气蓬勃，充满了对未来的希望。

zhè xiē nián qīng rén zhāo qì péng bó chōng mǎn le duì wèi lái de xī wàng

These young people are full of vigor and vitality, filled with hope for the future.

Structure & writing

朝 cháo — imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'

Xpinyin

朝 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 6

嘲 cháo 潮 cháo tidal phenomenon; rise and fall of seawater due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon

consists of

1 龺 — graphic component

龺 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 5

朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'

2 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite

月 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)

HSK 4

钥 yào key 青 qīng black

HSK 5

朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'

HSK 6

朗 lǎng bright, well-lit

HSK 7

惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

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