朝 — Chinese character
朝
cháo
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- Pinyin
- cháo
- Radical
- 74 ⽉ (Moon)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 龺 月
- Formation
- pictophonetic — moon; meaning component 月; sound component 龺
- Japanese
- 朝 as a kanji
Common words with 朝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 王朝 | wáng cháo | dynasty |
| 朝廷 | cháo tíng | court; imperial household |
| 明朝 | míng zhāo | tomorrow morning; the following morning |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | cháo yáng | to be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | zhāo yáng | the morning sun |
| 朝着 (朝著) | cháo zhe | towards |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty; reign (of a king) |
| 朝向 | cháo xiàng | toward; to face |
| 朝野 | cháo yě | all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people |
| 有朝一日 | yǒu zhāo yī rì | one day; sometime in the future |
| 朝圣 (朝聖) | cháo shèng | to make a pilgrimage |
| 皇朝 | huáng cháo | the imperial court; the government in imperial times |
English words written with 朝
朝 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 17 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 43 · Zhuangzi 18 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 53
- Analects 4.8
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 6.14
- Analects 10.1
- Analects 10.2
- Analects 10.6
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