朝
cháozhāoCháo HSK3

dynasty

朝 cháo frequency
towards verb
facing or moving towards a certain direction

我们的房子是大门朝南的。

wǒ​men de fáng​zi shì dà​mén cháo nán de.

Our house has a south-facing main entrance.

dynasty time word
imperial or royal court, government, dynasty, or the reign of a sovereign

唐朝是中国历史上最强盛的时期之一。

Táng cháo shì Zhōng​guó lì​shǐ shàng zuì qiáng​shèng de shí​qī zhī yī.

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most powerful and prosperous periods in Chinese history.

pilgrimage preposition
to make a pilgrimage to or pay respect to a holy place

这些香客不远万里，特地赶来朝这座圣山。

zhè​xiē xiāng​kè bù​yuǎn​wàn​lǐ, tè​dì gǎn​lái cháo zhè zuò shèng shān.

These pilgrims traveled great distances specifically to pay homage to this sacred mountain.

朝 zhāo
morning measure word

自朝至暮，他都在书房里刻苦攻读。

zì zhāo zhì mù, tā dōu zài shū​fáng lǐ kè​kǔ gōng​dú.

From morning until night, he studied diligently in his study room.

朝 Cháo
Korea noun
abbreviation for 朝鲜 Cháo​xiǎn Korea

朝方代表团已经抵达北京。

Cháo fāng dài​biǎo​tuán yǐ​jīng dǐ​dá Běi​jīng.

The North Korean delegation has arrived in Beijing.

Frequency
Character
Written text
593rd most common 353.4 per million
Movie subtitles
1,156th most common 77.5 per million appears in 32% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
72.6 per million appears in 25% of films
Written text
91.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+671D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)