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Character

朝 cháo · zhāo

HSK 3Character2 readings

towards; in the direction of someone or something

Radical
月
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
龺 月
Traditional
朝
Frequency
#534 most common character
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Readings and meanings

cháoMain readingzhāoRare reading

cháo

chao2Main readingHSK 3
  1. towards; in the direction of someone or something
  2. dynasty; a period of history ruled by one family
  3. Korea (as in 朝鲜)

Examples

  • 我们朝公园的方向走。

    wǒ men cháo gōng yuán de fāng xiàng zǒu

    We walked towards the park.

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  • 他朝我笑了笑。

    tā cháo wǒ xiào le xiào

    He smiled at me.

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  • 唐朝历史很长。

    táng cháo lì shǐ hěn cháng

    The Tang dynasty's history was very long.

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Words that use “朝” as cháo

朝代cháo dàia period of history when one family rules a countryWordHSK 7–9朝着cháo zhetowards somethingWordHSK 7–9中朝zhōng cháoSino-KoreanWord临朝lín cháoto hold a court audienceWord伪朝wěi cháoillegitimate dynastyWord元朝yuán cháoYuan or Mongol dynastyWord六朝liù cháoSix DynastiesWord兲朝tiān cháo(derog.) the Chinese Communist regimeWord

zhāo

zhao1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cháo.

  1. morning
  2. one day; a very short time (as in 一朝一夕， very quickly)
  3. lively energy (as in 朝气， a fresh, happy spirit)

Examples

  • 学好中文不是一朝一夕的事。

    xué hǎo zhōng wén bú shì yì zhāo yì xī de shì

    Learning Chinese well cannot be done in a very short time.

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  • 孩子们很有朝气。

    hái zi men hěn yǒu zhāo qì

    The children have a lot of energy.

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  • 我每天早上六点朝东跑步。

    wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn cháo dōng pǎo bù

    Every morning at six I run toward the east.

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Words that use “朝” as zhāo

有朝一日yǒu zhāo yī rìone day in the futureWordHSK 7–9朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìto change your mind again and again and never decideWordHSK 7–9朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔto be together all day and every dayWordHSK 7–9朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of young energy and lifeWordHSK 7–9今朝jīn zhāo(dialect) todayWord明朝míng cháoMing DynastyWord+1 reading有朝yǒu zhāoone dayWord朝夕zhāo xīmorning and nightWord

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

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