Chinese symbol for “court”
朝廷
cháo tíng
court; imperial household; dynasty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for court is 朝廷 (cháo tíng), defined as: court; imperial household; dynasty.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “court”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宫廷 (宮廷) | gōng tíng | court (of king or emperor) |
| 招惹 | zhāo rě | to court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb) |
| 审判庭 (審判庭) | shěn pàn tíng | court; tribunal |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law; court |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase; to pursue |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 朝廷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 王朝 | wáng cháo | dynasty |
| 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 |
| 朝着 (朝著) | cháo zhe | towards |
| 宫廷 (宮廷) | gōng tíng | court (of king or emperor) |
| 廷尉 | tíng wèi | chief judicial officer in imperial China |
| 内廷 (內廷) | nèi tíng | place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc |
| 廷试 (廷試) | tíng shì | court examination, the top grade imperial exam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “court”.
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