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Meaning of 朝

Pinyin cháo、 zhāo

Radical

月

Strokes

Definition

to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea, morning

Usage

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朝 [zhāo] 1. Morning (the time from sunrise to breakfast) 2. Day; sky 朝 [cháo] 1. Towards, facing: 朝向, 朝前, 朝阳, 坐北朝南. 2. In feudal times, the ceremony where officials met the monarch; also refers to pilgrims visiting a temple: 朝见, 朝拜, 朝圣, 朝仪. 3. The place where the emperor meets officials and issues commands, opposite of 野 (wild): 朝廷, 上朝, 退朝, 朝野, 朝政, 朝臣, 朝议. 4. The reign of a dynasty, typically the period of one emperor's governance: 朝代, 唐朝. 5. Referring to the Korean people: 朝鲜族 (a minority group in China) and referring to the Korean and South Korean nation. 6. Surname. 朝 [cháo] (verb) 1. To visit parents or senior family members in the morning, wishing them good health. 2. To have an audience with a king or emperor in feudal times. 3. To cause someone to pay a visit. 4. For religious worship or pilgrimage. 5. Generally refers to visiting. 6. To assemble or gather. 朝 [ cháo ] (noun) 1. Imperial court; traditionally referred to as 朝堂, 朝宁, 朝冶, 朝苑, 朝省, 朝家. 2. Dynasty; the time during which a ruling family of the same surname continues to inherit the throne. 3. The reign of a specific emperor. 4. Government. 5. State affairs. 6. Courtiers' classification during an audience with the emperor, also known as 朝列, 朝次, 朝序, 朝伦. 朝 [ cháo ] (preposition) 1. Indicates the direction of an action. 2. See also zhāo.

唐朝 Táng cháo

Tang dynasty (618-907)

朝圣 cháo shèng

to make a pilgrimage

坐南朝北 zuò nán cháo běi

Sit south and face north

夏朝 Xià cháo

Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)

朝夕相处 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

be together morning and night / be closely associated

一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight

朝夕 zhāo xī

morning and night / all the time

朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time

朝气蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous / energetic / a bright spark

宋朝 Sòng cháo

Song Dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

朝廷 cháo tíng

court / imperial household / dynasty

朝鲜半岛 Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo

Korean Peninsula

朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

朝拜 cháo bài

to worship / to make customary deferences to / a pilgrimage

明朝 míng zhāo

tomorrow morning / the following morning

晋朝 Jìn cháo

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold

朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝朝暮暮 zhāo zhāo mù mù

from dawn to dusk / all the time

朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

清朝 Qīng cháo

Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn

North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]

南朝 Nán Cháo

Southern Dynasties (420-589)

朝阳 zhāo yáng

the morning sun

朝着 cháo zhe

facing / advancing (towards)

南北朝 Nán Běi cháo

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)

朝天椒 cháo tiān jiāo

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

朝政 cháo zhèng

affairs of state / the political situation and power of an imperial government

朝代 cháo dài

dynasty / reign (of a king)

隋朝 Suí cháo

Sui dynasty (581-617)

商朝 Shāng cháo

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

汉朝 Hàn cháo

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

朝野 cháo yě

all levels of society / the imperial court and the ordinary people

元朝 Yuán cháo

Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

仰面朝天 yǎng miàn cháo tiān

with one's face towards the sky / fall flat on one's back

皇朝 huáng cháo

the imperial court / the government in imperial times

秦朝 Qín cháo

Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)

朝纲 cháo gāng

laws and discipline of imperial court

朝臣 cháo chén

court councilor

朝觐 cháo jìn

to give audience (of emperor) / retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign / hajj (Islam)

朝觐者 cháo jìn zhě

pilgrim

朝贡 cháo gòng

to present tribute (to the emperor)

朝霞 zhāo xiá

morning glow / rosy dawn / rosy clouds of dawn

南朝鲜 Nán Cháo xiǎn

South Korea