朝(cháo)

HSK 312 strokes
Readingscháozhāo

abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea

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Character information

Pinyin
cháo / zhāo
Meaning
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 朝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰龺月

In this compound, the meaning comes from 月 (moon); 龺 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

龺月yuè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 朝 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 朝

Common words using 朝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cháo朝dài代
HSK 7-9

dynasty

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cháo朝zhe着
HSK 7-9

towards

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yǒu有cháo朝yī一rì日
HSK 7-9

one day

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cháo朝sān三mù暮sì四
HSK 7-9

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is al…

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zhāo朝xī夕xiāng相chǔ处
HSK 7-9

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

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zhāo朝qì气péng蓬bó勃
HSK 7-9

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous

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zhōng中cháo朝

Sino-Korean; China and North Korea

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jīn今cháo朝

(dialect) today; (literary) the present; this age

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From 朝’s common words

代着有一日三暮四

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