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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chao2
- English meanings
- 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, morning
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 龺; right 月.
Meaning & sound clues
月 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “moon”.
龺 is identified as the sound component (gān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 朝.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
shout for something
ridicule; mock
nest; lair
to make a copy
tide
fry
to exceed
banknote; copy
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Related words
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