1. 明
  2. 朝

明

Previous (情)Next (性)
  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 201 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
明→
日月
2Radical
明→
日sun/day月moon
3Graphical
明→
口一冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (Ming2)Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • surname Ming • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. míng (ming2)bright • opposite: dark 暗[an4] • (of meaning) clear • to understand • next • public or open • wise • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

明 also appears in:
盟萌

Example Words

High Frequency

明天 
明星 
明白 

Medium Frequency

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
明 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 
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朝

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Previous (低)Next (友)
  • 593rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
朝→
龺月
2Radical
朝→
十ten日sun/day十ten月moon
3Graphical
朝→
一丨口一一丨冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháo (Chao2)abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
2. cháo (chao2)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
3. zhāo (zhao1)morning

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 朝 zhāo (zhao1)The component 龺 is pronounced as 'zhuó' (zhuo2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

朝 also appears in:
潮嘲謿

Example Words

High Frequency

今朝 
天朝 
朝 
朝鲜 (朝鮮)

Medium Frequency

元朝 
南朝 
唐朝 
宋朝 
明朝 
有朝一日 
朝代 
朝前 
朝向 
朝夕 
朝天 
朝廷 
朝思暮想 
朝拜 
朝日 
朝朝暮暮 
朝气 (朝氣)
朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃)
朝圣 (朝聖)
朝着 (朝著)
朝野 
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
朝露 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
清朝 
汉朝 (漢朝)
王朝 
皇朝 
秦朝 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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