HSK 5 · Function Words

朝 cháo “towards” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 朝 means

  1. towards
  2. facing
  3. dynasty
  4. imperial or royal court
  5. government
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • reign of a sovereign or emperor
  • court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
  • to make a pilgrimage to

How to say 朝

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale朝cháo2nd tone, rising

朝 in a sentence

  1. 最大的卧室朝南。

    Zuì dà de wòshì cháo nán.

    The biggest bedroom faces south.

    Sentence #1454453 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他朝狗扔了一块肉。

    Tā cháo gǒu rēng le yí kuài ròu.

    He threw a piece of meat to the dog.

    Sentence #4621040 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 那个朝我们跑过来的男孩是谁？

    Nà ge cháo wǒmen pǎo guòlai de nánhái shì shéi?

    Who’s that boy running towards us?

    Sentence #811026 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 朝 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 朝 (cháo) with each of its parts in a different colour
朝cháoimperial or royal court
  • 龺sunlightSound part
  • 月moon · yuèMeaning part

月 hints at the meaning (moon); 龺 () hints at the sound. Compare it with cháo.

How to write 朝

朝 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

朝 (cháo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 朝 (cháo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 朝

Words with 朝

朝代cháodài · dynasty朝气蓬勃zhāoqìpéngbó · full of vigour

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FAQs

朝 (cháo) means “towards” or “facing”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cháo: cháo with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 朝 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 朝 from the suggestions. Typing chao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
朝 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.