朝

The character "朝" has 12 strokes. "朝" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "朝" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "朝" are "cháo" "zhāo" . View the stroke order of "朝">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "朝"

v.: have an audience with (a sovereign); make a pilgrimage to (a holy place, temple, etc); face (to/towards); front (on/onto); turn in the direction of

n.: imperial/royal court; dynasty; reign of an emperor; early morning; dawn; morning; day

prep.: towards; to

• dynasty : n.王朝；朝代
• early morning : 清晨；清早；早上
• dawn : n.黎明；拂晓；晨曦；开端；起始
• morning : n.上午；早晨；破晓
• day : n.一天；时期；时代；（Day）人名：戴
• towards : prep.向；朝着；对；关于；为；有助于；用于；接近达到；接近；将近
• to : prep.向；朝；往；到；对；跟；与；属于；附于；归于；对于；关于；使；比；记入

Form words with "朝"

天下衙门朝南开，有理没钱莫进来 all yamen s have their gates opening to the south, and all of them favour not justice but wealth

Example phrases using "朝"

• 他朝我挤咕眼儿，我装作没看见。

  He winked at me while I pretended not to notice.

• 他朝她瞥了一眼，看她有何反应。

  He glanced over at her for a reaction.

• 八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来。

  The yamen gate is wide open, yet with only right on your side but no money, don’t go inside.

• 小孩子们伸开双臂朝她奔去。

  The tiny tots ran towards her with arms outspread.

• 大象用鼻子朝自己背上喷水。

  The elephant snorted water over his back.

• 有人正从下边朝上推井盖。

  Someone was pushing the manhole lid up from underneath.

• 他一头说，一头朝门口走。

  While talking, he was heading for the door.

• 他朝我的头上猛击了一下。

  He gave me a smash on the head.

• 两个人鬼鬼祟祟地钻出汽车，朝商店走去。

  Two men stole out of the car and moved towards the shop.

• 他们都朝同一方向奔去。

  They all ran in one direction.