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Information of 朝

Pinyin cháo、 zhāo

Radical

月

Strokes

12 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

朝 [zhāo] 1. Morning. 早晨。 2. Day; sky. 日，天。 3. Breakfast. 早餐。 4. Moment; short time. 指短时间。 5. Surname. 姓。 6. See also cháo. 另见 cháo。朝 [cháo] 1. Facing; directing towards. 向着，对着。 2. A term for subjects presenting themselves to the emperor in feudal times; also refers to religious pilgrims. 封建时代臣见君；亦指宗教徒的参拜。 3. Place where emperors meet officials and issue orders in feudal times; opposite to "wild". 封建时代帝王接见官吏，发号施令的地方，与“野”相对。 4. A period of rule by a dynasty sharing the same surname; also refers to the reign of a specific emperor. 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。 5. [Cháo ethnic group] a. A minority group in China primarily distributed in Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning; b. Refers to the Korean people in Korea and South Korea. 〔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. Surname. 姓。朝 [cháo] (as a verb) 1. To pay respects in the morning, children or daughters-in-law wishing good health to parents or parents-in-law. 早晨省亲，子、媳向父母、公婆请安。 2. Having an audience with the emperor in feudal times. 朝见，封建时代臣见君。 3. To make a pilgrimage to. 宗教徒参拜。 4. To visit in general. 泛指拜见。 5. To assemble. 会聚;召。朝 [cháo] (as a noun) 1. The imperial court; historically also referred to as: court of the emperor, court of peace, etc. 朝廷。古时亦称:朝堂，朝宁，朝冶，朝苑，朝省，朝家。 2. A dynasty, referring to an era ruled by a succession of emperors of the same family. 朝代，指同一姓帝王连续继承王位的时代。 3. The reign of a specific emperor. 某一个帝王的统治时期。 4. Government. 政府。 5. State affairs; national matters. 朝政，国家大事。 6. Courtier class; the arranged ranks of officials presenting themselves to the emperor according to their status. 朝班，古代群臣朝见帝王时按官品分班排列的位次。朝 [cháo] (as a preposition) 1. Indicating the direction of an action. 表示动作针对的方向。 2. See also zhāo. 另见 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