朝

cháo · zhāo

imperial or royal court · government

Radical: 月 Strokes: 12 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背脱脑腾胜

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背脱脑腾胜脸腹胆

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Character Decomposition

朝=龺+月

Etymology

moon

Meanings2 pronunciations

cháo

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 Korea

zhāo

morning

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Words with 朝 430 total

the current dynasty本朝běn cháo to worship · to make customary deferences to · a pilgrimage朝拜cháo bài every day (archaic)朝朝zhāo zhāo court councilor朝臣cháo chén

Idioms with 朝 131 total Chain

(lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom) · (fig.) arrogant; haughty鼻孔朝天bí kǒng cháo tiān at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state · imminent crisis · living from hand to mouth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朝不虑夕zhāo bù lu:4 xī live from hand to mouth · be unable to plan out one's day · be preoccupied with the current crisis · live in constant fear for one's livelihood · cannot keep the wolf from the door朝不谋夕zhāo bù móu xī from dawn to dusk · all the time朝朝暮暮zhāo zhāo mù mù