Usage of the character 朝

Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing
Chaoyang, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoning Shěng)
Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City 長春市／长春市 ( Chángchun Shì), Jilin
Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市／汕头市 ( Shàntou Shì), Guangdong
Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市／朝阳市 ( Cháoyáng Shì), Liaoning

zhāoyǔ

朝雨

[朝雨]

morning rain

cháozhe

朝着

[朝著]

towards

qiáncháo

前朝

[前朝]

the previous dynasty

zhāoqì

朝气

[朝氣]

vitality
dynamism

Zhōng Cháo

中朝

[中朝]

Sino-Korean
China and North Korea

Cháoxiǎn

朝鲜

[朝鮮]

North Korea
Korea as geographic term
Taiwan pr. ( Cháoxiān)

cháotíng

朝廷

[朝廷]

court
imperial household
dynasty

Liù Cháo

六朝

[六朝]

Six Dynasties (220-589)

Qīngcháo

清朝

[清朝]

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Cháotiān

朝天

[朝天]

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市／广元市 ( Guǎngyuánshì), Sichuan

cháoshèng

朝圣

[朝聖]

to make a pilgrimage

Jìncháo

晋朝

[晉朝]

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

cháozhū

朝珠

[朝珠]

court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)

láizhāo

来朝

[來朝]

(literary) tomorrow (morning)

Cháo Zhàn

朝战

[朝戰]

abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭／朝鲜战争 ( Cháoxiǎn Zhànzhēng), Korean War (1950-1953)

zàicháo

在朝

[在朝]

sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)

zhāoxī

朝曦

[朝曦]

early morning sunlight

Xiàcháo

夏朝

[夏朝]

Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)

Cháo Zhōng

朝中

[朝中]

North Korea-China

cháoyáng

朝阳

[朝陽]

to be exposed to the sun
in a position facing the sun

cháobài

朝拜

[朝拜]

to worship
to make customary deferences to
a pilgrimage

Suícháo

隋朝

[隋朝]

Sui dynasty (581-617)

Jīncháo

金朝

[金朝]

Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 ( Nüzhēn) people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

Cháo Hán

朝韩

[朝韓]

North and South Korea

zhāoxī

朝夕

[朝夕]

morning and night
all the time

cháotíng

朝庭

[朝庭]

variant of 朝廷 (cháotíng)

Hàncháo

汉朝

[漢朝]

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

zhāolù

朝露

[朝露]

morning dew
fig. precarious brevity of human life
ephemeral

shèngcháo

圣朝

[聖朝]

the current imperial dynasty
one's own court

cháohòu

朝后

[朝後]

backwards
facing back

cháogāng

朝纲

[朝綱]

laws and discipline of imperial court

Hè Cháo

贺朝

[賀朝]

He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet

wěicháo

伪朝

[偽朝]

illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty

Yuáncháo

元朝

[元朝]

Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

zhāorì

朝日

[朝日]

morning sun

guócháo

国朝

[國朝]

the current dynasty

Sòngcháo

宋朝

[宋朝]

Song Dynasty (960-1279)
also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

Tángcháo

唐朝

[唐朝]

Tang dynasty (618-907)

Tiāncháo

兲朝

[兲朝]

(derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝 ( Tiāncháo) Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)

cháoyě

朝野

[朝野]

all levels of society
the imperial court and the ordinary people

cháofáng

朝房

[朝房]

reception room for officials (in former times)

cháotiān

朝天

[朝天]

to have an audience with the Emperor
to be presented at court
to look skyward
to look up

Qíncháo

秦朝

[秦朝]

Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)

wángcháo

王朝

[王朝]

dynasty

fǎng Cháo

访朝

[訪朝]

to visit North Korea

míngzhāo

明朝

[明朝]

tomorrow morning
the following morning

Gāolícháo

高丽朝

[高麗朝]

Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392

Náncháo Chén

南朝陈

[南朝陳]

Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

Cháoyáng Qū

朝阳区

[朝陽區]

Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing
Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City 長春市／长春市 ( Chángchun Shì), Jilin
Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市／汕头市 ( Shàntou Shì), Guangdong

tóucháoxià

头朝下

[頭朝下]

(falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong

Nán Cháoxiǎn

南朝鲜

[南朝鮮]

South Korea

Cháoxiǎnyǔ

朝鲜语

[朝鮮語]

Korean language

Jì Cháozhù

冀朝铸

[冀朝鑄]

Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat

Zhāogēzhèn

朝歌镇

[朝歌鎮]

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣／淇县, Hebi 鶴壁／鹤壁, Henan

Nán Běicháo

南北朝

[南北朝]

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)

Cháoxiǎnzú

朝鲜族

[朝鮮族]

Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)

Cháoxiǎnwén

朝鲜文

[朝鮮文]

Korean written language

Náncháo Qí

南朝齐

[南朝齊]

Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)

Cháoyáng Xiàn

朝阳县

[朝陽縣]

Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市／朝阳市 ( Cháoyáng Shì), Liaoning

Lǐ Cháowēi

李朝威

[李朝威]

Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇／传奇, author of 柳毅傳／柳毅传

huāzhāojié

花朝节

[花朝節]

Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February

Náncháo Sòng

南朝宋

[南朝宋]

Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
also known as Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋

Běi Cháoxiǎn

北朝鲜

[北朝鮮]

North Korea

Zhōuwángcháo

周王朝

[周王朝]

the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC

Náncháo Liáng

南朝梁

[南朝梁]

Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)

Yuán Làicháo

源赖朝

[源賴朝]

MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府／镰仓幕府 ( Liáncāngmùfǔ)

dǐcháotiān

底朝天

[底朝天]

upside down
upturned

Cháoyángmén

朝阳门

[朝陽門]

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

Báiyángcháo

白羊朝

[白羊朝]

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

Míngcháotǐ

明朝体

[明朝體]

Mincho font

Qīnghuángcháo

清皇朝

[清皇朝]

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Cháozhōngshè

朝中社

[朝中社]

abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社／朝鲜中央通讯社 ( Cháoxiǎn Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè)

Cháotiānqū

朝天区

[朝天區]

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市／广元市 ( Guǎngyuánshì), Sichuan

Xiàwángcháo

夏王朝

[夏王朝]

Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC

cháotiānjiāo

朝天椒

[朝天椒]

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

Cháoyáng Shì

朝阳市

[朝陽市]

Chaoyang, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoning Shěng)

Cháoxiǎnrén

朝鲜人

[朝鮮人]

North Korean (person)

E Zhōng Cháo

俄中朝

[俄中朝]

Russia, China and North Korea

Cháoxiǎnzhēng

朝鲜筝

[朝鮮箏]

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

cháoshèngzhě

朝圣者

[朝聖者]

pilgrim

Wèishì Cháoxiǎn

卫氏朝鲜

[衛氏朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

Cháoxiǎnbādào

朝鲜八道

[朝鮮八道]

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

Cháohéwèntí

朝核问题

[朝核問題]

Korean nuclear problem

zhāoqiánxītì

朝乾夕惕

[朝乾夕惕]

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

cháoshānjìnxiāng

朝山进香

[朝山進香]

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

zhāobùlüxī

朝不虑夕

[朝不慮夕]

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
imminent crisis
living from hand to mouth

zhāowénxīgǎi

朝闻夕改

[朝聞夕改]

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

zhǐzhēngzhāoxī

只争朝夕

[只爭朝夕]

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

Wèimǎn Cháoxiǎn

卫满朝鲜

[衛滿朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

gǎicháohuàndài

改朝换代

[改朝換代]

to transition to a new dynasty or regime

zhāobùbǎoxī

朝不保夕

[朝不保夕]

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
imminent crisis
living from hand to mouth

kèxiānzhāolù

溘先朝露

[溘先朝露]

the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

zhāolìngxīgǎi

朝令夕改

[朝令夕改]

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

zhāosīmùxiǎng

朝思暮想

[朝思暮想]

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

Dūduó Wángcháo

都铎王朝

[都鐸王朝]

Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603

wēiruòzhāolù

危若朝露

[危若朝露]

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

zhāoyángchǎnyè

朝阳产业

[朝陽產業]

sunrise industry

Cháoxiǎn Zhànzhēng

朝鲜战争

[朝鮮戰爭]

Korean War (1950-1953)

rèhuǒcháotiān

热火朝天

[熱火朝天]

in full swing (idiom)
(in a) frenzy
buzzing with activity

zhāoguòxīgǎi

朝过夕改

[朝過夕改]

to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
to quickly amend one's ways

shēnxiānzhāolù

身先朝露

[身先朝露]

body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Zhāorì Xīnwén

朝日新闻

[朝日新聞]

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo

朝鲜半岛

[朝鮮半島]

Korean Peninsula

xīfāzhāozhì

夕发朝至

[夕發朝至]

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
overnight (train)

Liù Cháo Shídài

六朝时代

[六朝時代]

the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

zhāosānmùsì

朝三暮四

[朝三暮四]

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
indecisive
to blow hot and cold

Zhāorì Fàngsòng

朝日放送

[朝日放送]

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

zhāoyōngxīsūn

朝饔夕飧

[朝饔夕飧]

lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
fig. to do nothing but eat and drink

Sàfēi Wángcháo

萨非王朝

[薩非王朝]

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

kàng Měiyuán Cháo

抗美援朝

[抗美援朝]

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

Lǐshì Cháoxiǎn

李氏朝鲜

[李氏朝鮮]

Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

miècǐzhāoshí

灭此朝食

[滅此朝食]

lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
anxious to do battle (idiom)

zhāolùkèzhì

朝露溘至

[朝露溘至]

the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Hēihán Wángcháo

黑汗王朝

[黑汗王朝]

Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

yǒuzhāoyīrì

有朝一日

[有朝一日]

one day
sometime in the future

Cháoxiǎnhétán

朝鲜核谈

[朝鮮核談]

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

cháobàishèngshān

朝拜圣山

[朝拜聖山]

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

sùmiàncháotiān

素面朝天

[素面朝天]

lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃／杨贵妃 ( Yáng Guìfēi)) (idiom)
fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

sìjiǎocháotiān

四脚朝天

[四腳朝天]

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

zhāoxīxiāngchǔ

朝夕相处

[朝夕相處]

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

Sàsāng Wángcháo

萨桑王朝

[薩桑王朝]

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

Sàshān Wángcháo

萨珊王朝

[薩珊王朝]

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

zhāolùmù'ǎi

朝露暮霭

[朝露暮靄]

morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral
impermanent

Cháoxiǎn Hǎixiá

朝鲜海峡

[朝鮮海峽]

Korea Strait
Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)

Tǔbō Wángcháo

吐蕃王朝

[吐蕃王朝]

Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD

zhāo Qínmù Chǔ

朝秦暮楚

[朝秦暮楚]

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

Cháoxiǎn Rìbào

朝鲜日报

[朝鮮日報]

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

zhāoshēngmùsǐ

朝生暮死

[朝生暮死]

lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)
fig. ephemeral
transient

Cháo Láodòngdǎng

朝劳动党

[朝勞動黨]

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

Cháoxiǎnzìmǔ

朝鲜字母

[朝鮮字母]

hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean letters

wēirúzhāolù

危如朝露

[危如朝露]

precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Kǒngquè Wángcháo

孔雀王朝

[孔雀王朝]

Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)

Zhāohuā Xīshí

朝花夕拾

[朝花夕拾]

"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

Gāolí Wángcháo

高丽王朝

[高麗王朝]

Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392

rénshēngzhāolù

人生朝露

[人生朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Cháoxiǎn Tàizōng

朝鲜太宗

[朝鮮太宗]

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

yīzhāoyīxī

一朝一夕

[一朝一夕]

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
fig. in a short period of time
overnight

fúyúnzhāolù

浮云朝露

[浮雲朝露]

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

huāzhāoyuèxī

花朝月夕

[花朝月夕]

a beautiful day
cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August

Xīnluó Wángcháo

新罗王朝

[新羅王朝]

Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD
one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟／百济 ( Bǎijì) and Koguryo 高句麗／高句丽 ( Gāogōulí) around 660 in alliance with Tang China
unified Silla 658-935

zhāozhāomùmù

朝朝暮暮

[朝朝暮暮]

from dawn to dusk
all the time

Púgān Wángcháo

蒲甘王朝

[蒲甘王朝]

Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287

zhāoqìpéngbó

朝气蓬勃

[朝氣蓬勃]

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
energetic
a bright spark

diànguāngzhāolù

电光朝露

[電光朝露]

flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
impermanent

rénshēngrúzhāolù

人生如朝露

[人生如朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Wōmǎyà Wángcháo

倭马亚王朝

[倭馬亞王朝]

Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

Abásī Wángcháo

阿拔斯王朝

[阿拔斯王朝]

Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

Kālāhán Wángcháo

喀拉汗王朝

[喀拉汗王朝]

Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo

魏晋南北朝

[魏晉南北朝]

Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui

Cháoxiǎn Láodòngdǎng

朝鲜劳动党

[朝鮮勞動黨]

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

Shāfǎwéi Wángcháo

沙法维王朝

[沙法維王朝]

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

Mòwò'ér Wángcháo

莫卧儿王朝

[莫臥兒王朝]

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

Cháoyǒng Zhènyīláng

朝永振一郎

[朝永振一郎]

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger

Cháoxiǎnzǒngdūfǔ

朝鲜总督府

[朝鮮總督府]

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

Liù Cháo Sì Dàjiā

六朝四大家

[六朝四大家]

Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興／曹不兴 ( Cáo Bùxīng), Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之／顾恺之 ( Gù Kǎizhī), Lu Tanwei 陸探微／陆探微 ( Lù Tànwēi) and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇／张僧繇 ( Zhāng Sēngyóu)

Jiǎnwúgē Wángcháo

柬吴哥王朝

[柬吳哥王朝]