朝
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cháo / zhāo · to face

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Readings & meanings

朝 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

cháo

imperial or royal court; government; dynasty

朝代cháo dài · dynasty
zhāo

morning

有朝一日yǒu zhāo yí rì · one day
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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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月Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 朝

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cháoimperial or royal court; government; dynasty
zhāomorning
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Example sentences

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Wǒ yǒu cháo yí rì huì chéngwéi yì míng yī shēng.我有朝一日会成为一名医生。

I will be a doctor someday.

Source: Tatoeba #1394797 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yì zhí zài cháo wǒ mén fān bái yǎn.她一直在朝我們翻白眼。

She keeps on rolling her eyes towards our direction.

Source: Tatoeba #6441521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín de mèng xiǎng yǒu cháo yí rì huì chéng zhēn de.您的夢想有朝一日會成真的。

The time will come when your dream will come true.

Source: Tatoeba #10326104 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháo zhe dà gǒu rēng le kuài shítou.他朝着大狗扔了块石头。

He threw a stone at the big dog.

Source: Tatoeba #1397325 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ zhè lǐ fān gè dǐ cháo tiān!把这里翻个底朝天!

Leave no stone unturned.

Source: Tatoeba #9518637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng yǒu cháo yí rì qù rì běn.我希望有朝一日去日本。

I want to go to Japan someday.

Source: Tatoeba #8939107 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 朝 in context

  1. Say cháo / zhāo, then recall the core meaning: to face.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 朝代 (cháo dài), meaning “dynasty”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 朝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.