朝 - zhāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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朝

zhāo

Definition

morning

Other pronunciations

朝	cháo	to face facing towards imperial (or royal) court government dynasty reign (of a sovereign or an emperor) to make a pilgrimage (to) assembly (held by a sovereign or a court)
朝	Cháo	abbr. for 朝鮮 Korea

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

潮

cháo

tide; current; damp; moist; humid

廟

miào

temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair

to ridicule; to mock

see 嘲哳, (onom.) twitter; twittering sound

Related words (14)

朝夕

zhāo xī

morning and night; all the time

morning sun

vitality; dynamism

the morning sun

morning rain

morning dew; (fig.) precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral

朝朝暮暮

zhāo zhāo mù mù

from dawn to dusk; all the time

sunrise industry

at the present; now

tomorrow morning; the following morning

有朝

yǒu zhāo

one day; sometime in the future

來朝

lái zhāo

(literary) tomorrow (morning)

有朝一日

yǒu zhāo yī rì

one day; sometime in the future

花朝月夕

huā zhāo yuè xī

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

Idioms (24)

朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

(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

朝不保夕

zhāo bù bǎo xī

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

朝不慮夕

zhāo bù lǜ xī

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

朝乾夕惕

zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝令夕改

zhāo lìng xī gǎi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝思暮想

zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝氣蓬勃

zhāo qì péng bó

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

朝過夕改

zhāo guò xī gǎi

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

朝聞夕改

zhāo wén xī gǎi

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

朝露暮靄

zhāo lù mù ǎi

morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral; impermanent

朝露溘至

zhāo lù kè zhì

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

朝饔夕飧

zhāo yōng xī sūn

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

一朝一夕

yī zhāo yī xī

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

人生朝露

rén shēng zhāo lù

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

危如朝露

wēi rú zhāo lù

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

危若朝露

wēi ruò zhāo lù

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

只爭朝夕

zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

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

浮雲朝露

fú yún zhāo lù

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

溘先朝露

kè xiān zhāo lù

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

滅此朝食

miè cǐ zhāo shí

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

電光朝露

diàn guāng zhāo lù

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

身先朝露

shēn xiān zhāo lù

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

人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

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

今朝有酒今朝醉

jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

to live in the moment (idiom); to live every day as if it were one's last; to enjoy while one can

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