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朝 (cháo): Dynasty — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 朝

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How to write 朝 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

朝has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

cháo
  • dynasty; court; government
    prep.HSK 5
  • towards; facing; dynasty
    v./prep.
3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 朝

Dynasty and government

朝 (cháo) refers to a dynasty, court, or government in historical contexts.

朝代 • cháo dài • dynasty • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

táng唐
cháo朝
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ

Information

Pinyincháo
Meaningdynasty; court; government
Strokes12
Radical月
Traditional朝
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1294
Zhuyinㄔㄠˊ
UnicodeU+671D
CangjieJJAB
HSK 3.0 · L5
cháo朝
dài代

dynasty

王朝 • wáng cháo • dynasty • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wáng王
cháo朝

dynasty

Morning and direction idioms

朝 (zhāo) appears in fixed expressions about morning, future, or direction.

朝气蓬勃 • zhāo qì péng bó • full of vigour and vitality • HSK 6
HSK 6
zhāo朝
qì气
péng蓬
bó勃

full of vigour and vitality

有朝一日 • yǒu zhāo yí rì • some day / one day • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yǒu有
zhāo朝
yí一
rì
朝三暮四 • zhāo sān mù sì • change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhāo朝
sān三
mù暮
朝夕相处 • zhāo xī xiāng chǔ • be together day and night / live together • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhāo朝
xī夕
xiāng相
史
shàng上
zhù著
míng名
de的
cháo朝
dài代
。

The Tang Dynasty is a famous dynasty in Chinese history

míng明
cháo朝
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yí一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
de的
cháo朝
dài代
。

The Ming dynasty was an important dynasty in Chinese history.

cháo朝
yáng阳
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
zhěng整
gè个
shān山
gǔ谷
。

The morning sun illuminated the entire valley

cháo朝
xiǎn鲜
wèi位
yú于
dōng东
yà亚
de的
běi北
bù部
。

North Korea is located in the northern part of East Asia.

qín秦
cháo朝
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
dì第
yī一
gè个
tǒng统
yī一
de的
cháo朝
dài代
。

The Qin Dynasty was China's first unified dynasty.

日

some day / one day

sì
四

change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive

chǔ
处

be together day and night / live together

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