• 593rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'zhuó' (zhuo2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

今朝 
天朝 
朝着 (朝著)
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
朝鲜 (朝鮮)

Uncommon

元朝 
北朝鲜 (北朝鮮)
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)
朝野 
朝阳门 (朝陽門)
朝露 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
清朝 
汉朝 (漢朝)
王朝 
皇朝 
秦朝 

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  • 649th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 368 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáng (yang2)positive (electric.) • sun • male principle (Taoism) • Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

太阳 (太陽)
沈阳 (瀋陽)
阳光 (陽光)
阳台 (陽臺)

Uncommon

信阳 (信陽)
南阳 (南陽)
向阳 (向陽)
咸阳 (咸陽)
夕阳 (夕陽)
太阳光 (太陽光)
太阳穴 (太陽穴)
太阳系 (太陽系)
太阳能 (太陽能)
太阳镜 (太陽鏡)
安阳 (安陽)
富阳 (富陽)
岳阳 (岳陽)
平阳 (平陽)
德阳 (德陽)
揭阳 (揭陽)
斜阳 (斜陽)
曲阳 (曲陽)
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
东阳 (東陽)
欧阳 (歐陽)
沈阳市 (沈陽市)
洛阳 (洛陽)
溧阳 (溧陽)
汉阳 (漢陽)
潮阳 (潮陽)
濮阳 (濮陽)
浏阳 (瀏陽)
当阳 (當陽)
益阳 (益陽)
紫阳 (紫陽)
绵阳 (綿陽)
耒阳 (耒陽)
衡阳 (衡陽)
襄阳 (襄陽)
贵阳 (貴陽)
贵阳市 (貴陽市)
资阳 (資陽)
辽阳 (遼陽)
邵阳 (邵陽)
鄱阳湖 (鄱陽湖)
金阳 (金陽)
阜阳 (阜陽)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
阳刚 (陽剛)
阳山 (陽山)
阳性 (陽性)
阳春 (陽春)
阳历 (陽曆)
阳朔 (陽朔)
阳江 (陽江)
阳泉 (陽泉)
阳痿 (陽痿)
骄阳 (驕陽)

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  • 185th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 415 words
  • Component in 144 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mén (Men2)surname Men
2. mén (men2)gate • door • CL:扇[shan4] • gateway • doorway • CL:個|个[ge4] • opening • valve • switch • way to do something • knack • family • house • (religious) sect • school (of thought) • class • category • phylum or division (taxonomy) • classifier for large guns • classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mén (men2)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

出门 (出門)
嗓门 (嗓門)
大门 (大門)
家门 (家門)
专门 (專門)
厦门 (廈門)
敲门 (敲門)
澳门 (澳門)
热门 (熱門)
临门 (臨門)
部门 (部門)
门口 (門口)
开门 (開門)
开门红 (開門紅)
关门 (關門)
龙门 (龍門)

Uncommon

上门 (上門)
串门 (串門)
也门 (也門)
五花八门 (五花八門)
入门 (入門)
冷门 (冷門)
凯旋门 (凱旋門)
前门 (前門)
北门 (北門)
卡门 (卡門)
名门 (名門)
城门 (城門)
天安门 (天安門)
天门 (天門)
对门 (對門)
厦门市 (廈門市)
后门 (後門)
快门 (快門)
房门 (房門)
把门 (把門)
东直门 (東直門)
江门 (江門)
油门 (油門)
海门 (海門)
满门 (滿門)
球门 (球門)
登门 (登門)
石门 (石門)
破门 (破門)
窍门 (竅門)
肛门 (肛門)
脑门 (腦門)
荆门 (荊門)
虎门 (虎門)
西直门 (西直門)
西门 (西門)
西门子 (西門子)
豪门 (豪門)
车门 (車門)
进门 (進門)
过门 (過門)
远门 (遠門)
金门 (金門)
锁门 (鎖門)
门前 (門前)
门外 (門外)
门子 (門子)
门将 (門將)
门店 (門店)
门徒 (門徒)
门户 (門戶)
门框 (門框)
门槛 (門檻)
门派 (門派)
门牙 (門牙)
门神 (門神)
门票 (門票)
门卫 (門衛)
门诊 (門診)
门铃 (門鈴)
门锁 (門鎖)
门面 (門面)
闭门 (閉門)
阿门 (阿門)
鸿门宴 (鴻門宴)

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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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