朝
Character Breakdown
Radical: 月 (no. 74)
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- (verb) 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
Example Sentences
我们的办公室朝南，阳光充足，非常明亮。
Wǒmen de bàngōngshì cháo nán, yángguāng chōngzú, fēicháng míngliàng
Our office faces south, gets plenty of sunlight, and is very bright
Words Containing 朝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 中朝 | Zhōng Cháo | Sino-Korean | |
| 今朝 | jīn zhāo | at the present | |
| 来朝 | lái zhāo | (literary) tomorrow (morning) | |
| 伪朝 | wěi cháo | bogus dynasty | |
| 元朝 | Yuán cháo | Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | |
| 六朝 | Liù Cháo | Six Dynasties (220-589) | |
| 前朝 | qián cháo | the previous dynasty | |
| 北朝 | Běi Cháo | Northern Dynasties (386-581) | |
| 俄中朝 | É Zhōng Cháo | Russia, China and North Korea | |
| 冀朝铸 | Jì Cháo zhù | Ji Chaozhu (1929-), Chinese diplomat |
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Related Words
内廷(nèi tíng)· place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
→上疏(shàng shū)· (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
→佛爷(Fó ye)· Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
→公卿(gōng qīng)· high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
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