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朝
zhāo
1. morning
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

朝
cháo
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (12)

今朝
jīnzhāo
at the present
来朝
láizhāo
(literary) tomorrow (morning)
明朝
míngzhāo
tomorrow morning
有朝
yǒuzhāo
one day
朝夕
zhāoxī
morning and night
朝日
Zhāorì
Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
朝日
zhāorì
morning sun
朝歌
Zhāogē
Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty [[商朝]]
朝气
zhāoqì
vitality
朝阳
zhāoyáng
the morning sun
朝雨
zhāoyǔ
morning rain
朝露
zhāolù
morning dew

Alternate Entries

朝
Cháo
abbr. for [[朝鮮|朝鲜<Cháoxiǎn>]] Korea
HSK 5
朝
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
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
592
Word Frequency Rank
1,358 of 84,292

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