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Meaning of 朝

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
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Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (moon) conveys the meaning.
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Pinyin: cháo
English Definition:imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards; abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea
Chinese Definition:
①向着,对着:朝向。朝前。朝阳。坐北朝南。
②封建时代臣见君;亦指宗教徒的参拜:朝见。朝拜。朝圣。朝香。朝仪。
③封建时代帝王接见官吏,发号施令的地方,与“野”相对:朝廷。上朝。退朝。朝野。朝政。朝臣。朝议。朝房。
④称一姓帝王世代相继的统治时代;亦称某一个皇帝统治的时期:朝代。唐朝。
⑤(朝鲜族)a.中国少数民族之一,主要分布于吉林、黑龙江和辽宁等省;b.朝鲜和韩国的民族。
⑥姓氏。

Example Words:
朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty
王朝 wáng cháo dynasty
朝阳 cháo yáng Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality; Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; Chaoyang district of Changchun city 长春市 , Jilin; Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝阳 , Liaoning
朝阳 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun
朝代HSK 6 cháo dài dynasty; reign (of a king)
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Pinyin: zhāo
English Definition:morning
Chinese Definition:
①早晨:朝阳。朝晖。朝暮。朝霞。朝气。朝思暮想。朝令夕改。朝秦暮楚(喻反复无常)。
②日,天:今朝。明朝。
③晨夕野暮。

Example Words:
明朝 míng zhāo tomorrow morning; the following morning
朝阳 zhāo yáng the morning sun
朝气 zhāo vitality; dynamism
朝气蓬勃HSK 6 zhāo péng full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
朝日 zhāo Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
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Example Sentences
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We need to head east.
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The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
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The door of this building faces south.
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He goes running towards the east every morning.
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The official language of this country is Korean.