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Cháo

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Cháo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Cháo | Chao2
English translation
abbr. for 朝鮮
>朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn [Cháo xiǎn] Korea
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
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhāo | zhao1
English translation
morning

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About Cháo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Cháo

Contains the radical

yuè

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

moon

Etymology of Cháo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

龺月

Semantic compound

yuè

Phonetic compound

gān

Explanation

Depicts the early part of morning when the sun () can still be seen on the horizon between blades of grass ( chè ), and the moon ( yuè ) is still in the sky.

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Example sentences using Cháo

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朝着 cháo zhe zhǐ gǒu 狠狠 hěn hěn de le 棍子 gùn zi .

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.

Cóng 桌子 zhuōzi 那边 nà bian Qián Cháo tuī 过来 guò lái .

He pushed the money towards me across the table.

牲口 shēng kou péng de 牲口 shēng kou 饿 è Cháo 嗷嗷叫.

The stock in the barn cried to her hungrily.

苹果树 de 树枝 shù zhī Cháo 田里 shēn , Huā zài le 草上.

The apple tree leaned to the field, dropping its flowers on the grass.

Sān Cháo liǎng tiān lái gěi 奶奶 nǎinai tuō mèng .

Every two or three days he appears in a dream to my mistress.

Words with Cháo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Cháo dynasty Cháo
朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn North Korea朝鮮
朝着 cháo zhe facing朝著
朝廷 cháo tíng court朝廷 cháo tíng
王朝 wáng cháo dynasty王朝 wáng cháo
天朝 Tiān cháo Taiping Heavenly Kingdom天朝 Tiān cháo
朝阳 Cháo yáng Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳 Cháo yáng , Liaoning朝陽
朝向 cháo xiàng toward朝向 cháo xiàng
朝圣 cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage朝聖
有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì
明朝 Míng cháo tomorrow morning明朝 Míng cháo
朝阳区 Cháo yáng qū Chaoyang inner district of Beijing朝陽區
清朝 Qīng cháo Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)清朝 Qīng cháo
朝鲜半岛 Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo Korean Peninsula朝鮮半島
朝气 zhāo qì vitality朝氣
唐朝 Táng cháo Tang dynasty (618-907)唐朝 Táng cháo
抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo
今朝 jīn zhāo now今朝 jīn zhāo
朝天 Cháo tiān to look up朝天 Cháo tiān
南朝鲜 Nán Cháo xiǎn South Korea南朝鮮
热火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom)熱火朝天
宋朝 Sòng cháo Song Dynasty (960-1279)宋朝 Sòng cháo
朝代 cháodài dynasty朝代 cháodài
朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng
朝野 cháo yě all levels of society朝野 cháo yě

Cháo Decomposition & Compounds

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Cháo Decomposition

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Cháo Compounds

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