朝 cháo

1. cháo verb to face
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 对 or 向 (Guoyu '朝' cháo v 3)
2. cháo noun dynasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '朝' cháo n 2; Mathews 1931 '朝', p. 27; Unihan '朝')
3. cháo proper noun Korea
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Korea , Concept: Country 国家
   Notes: Abbreviation for 朝鲜 (CC-CEDICT '朝')
4. zhāo noun morning; dawn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 早晨; for example, in the idiom 一朝一夕 'one morning and one evening' alluding to a short period of time (Guoyu '朝' zhāo n 1; Mathews 1931 '朝', p. 26; Unihan '朝')
5. cháo noun the imperial court
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '朝' cháo n 1; Mathews 1931 '朝', p. 27)
6. zhāo noun a day
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 日 or 天 (Guoyu '朝' zhāo n 2)
7. zhāo proper noun Zhao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '朝' zhāo n 3)
8. zhāo adjective having vitality
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '朝' zhāo adj)
9. cháo verb to meet somebody; to visit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '朝' cháo v 1; Mathews 1931 '朝', p. 27)
10. cháo verb to worship
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '朝' cháo v 2)
11. zhāo adjective early
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: ( Mathews 1931 '朝', p. 26)

Contained in

• 朝菌 a fungus that comes to life in the morning
• 伪朝(偽朝) bogus dynasty; pretender
• 明朝体(明朝體) Mincho font
• 一朝一夕 one morning and one evening; in a short period of time; overnight
• 朝臣 court councilor
• 面朝黄土背朝天(面朝黃土背朝天) face to the ground, back to the sky
• 朝露暮霭(朝露暮靄) morning dew, evening mist; ephemeral; impermanent
• 朝砂 to make a pilgrimage to a great mountain or temple
• 魏晋南北朝(魏晉南北朝) Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
• 朝气蓬勃(朝氣蓬勃) full of youthful energy
• 胳膊肘朝外拐 the elbow turns the wrong way; to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side
• 朝不虑夕(朝不慮夕) at dawn not knowing if someone will last until evening
• 危如朝露 precarious as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
• 朝版 a court tablet
• 来朝(來朝) tomorrow (morning) ; to visit the imperial court
• 朝不保暮 at dawn, not sure of lasting until evening
• 朝天宫(朝天宮) Chaotian Temple
• 朝露 morning dew
• 卫氏朝鲜(衛氏朝鮮) Wiman Korea
• 俄中朝 Russia, China and North Korea
• 朝阳产业(朝陽產業) sunrise industry
• 美朝 US and North Korea
• 朝门(朝門) entrance portal (to a palace); propylaeum
• 朝亿(朝億) court standards of etiquitte
• 朝圣者(朝聖者) a pilgram
• 热火朝天(熱火朝天) in full swing; (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity
• 朝命暮改 the morning's orders changed in the evening
• 素面朝天 to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃); (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
• 灭此朝食(滅此朝食) not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed; anxious to do battle
• 一朝 immediately
• 朝鲜字母(朝鮮字母) hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet; Korean letters
• 朝隐(朝隱) a court official who works half-heartedly
• 人生朝露 human life as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
• 朝鲜语(朝鮮語) Korean

Also contained in

大城王朝 、 胡朝 、 朝阳区 、 唐朝 、 六朝四大家 、 萨桑王朝 、 康熙王朝 、 六朝时代 、 清皇朝 、 朝歌 、 朝战 、 朝清 、 朝鲜中央新闻社 、 南朝宋 、 清朝 、 外朝 、 蒲甘王朝

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Truncated for common words

• 卷8 世宗紀 Volum 8 Annals: Shizong (Emperor Xuanwu) Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 61
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 61
• 卷一百十六 志第六十九 禮十九 Volume 116 Treatises 69: Rites 19 History of Song 宋史 — count: 55
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 55
• 卷五十三 志第二十九 禮七 Volume 53 Treatises 29: Rites 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 54
• 卷二百八十五 列傳第四十四 陳執中 劉沆 馮拯 賈昌朝 梁適 Volume 285 Biographies 44: Chen Zhizhong, Liu Hang, Feng Zheng, Jia Changchao, Liang Shi History of Song 宋史 — count: 49
• 卷九 　本紀第九:　章宗一 Volume 9 Annals 9: Zhangzong 1 History of Jin 金史 — count: 48
• 卷一百八十四 列傳第一百三十四: 宦官 Volume 184 Biographies 134: Imperial Officials Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 48
• 卷二百四十四 列傳第一百三十二 楊漣 左光斗 魏大中 周朝瑞 袁化中 顧大章 王之寀 Volume 244 Biographies 132: Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong, Gu Dazhang, Wang Zhicai History of Ming 明史 — count: 45
• 卷二百二十五上 列傳第一百五十上 逆臣上 Volume 225a Biographies 150a: Rebellious Ministers 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 43

Collocations

• 子朝 (子朝) 使宣子朝 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 12
• 朝吴 (朝吳) 事朝吳曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 8
• 始朝 (始朝) 始朝桓王也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 8
• 公子朝 (公子朝) 公子朝為司寇 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
• 朝王 (朝王) 鄭伯以齊人朝王 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 6
• 朝公 (朝公) 蕭叔朝公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 6
• 公朝 (公朝) 公朝于王所 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 蔡朝 (蔡朝) 蔡朝 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 侯朝 (侯朝) 晉侯朝王 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 朝曰 (朝曰) 季文子言於朝曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4