朝
cháo
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] 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
moon (月) + [sound: cháo] (龺) = dynasty, court, or reign
龺 contributes the pronunciation cháo; 月 grounds the character in time — the moon marking cycles of days, months, and reigns. A dynasty or royal court is essentially a span of time anchored by sovereign rule.
她朝我笑了笑，然后走开了。
tā cháo wǒ xiào le xiào, rán hòu zǒu kāi le。
She smiled at me, then walked away.
唐朝是中国历史上很重要的一个朝代。
táng cháo shì zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng hěn zhòng yào de yī gè cháo dài。
The Tang dynasty was a very important dynasty in Chinese history.
Words with 朝
临朝
lín cháo
to hold a court audience
都铎王朝
dū duó wáng cháo
Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
金朝
jīn cháo
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
长白朝鲜族自治县
cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn
Changbai Korean Autonomous County, in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
阿契美尼德王朝
ā qì měi ní dé wáng cháo
Achaemenid Dynasty, (559–330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings ruled the Achaemenid Empire
阿拔斯王朝
ā bá sī wáng cháo
Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
隋朝
suí cháo
Sui dynasty (581-617)
电光朝露
diàn guāng zhāo lù
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
韩朝
hán cháo
bilateral Korean relations
头朝下
tóu cháo xià
(falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong
养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
高丽朝
gāo lí cháo
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392