• 593rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 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

High Frequency

今朝 
天朝 
 
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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  • 956th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiān (xian1)fresh • bright (in color) • delicious • tasty • delicacy • aquatic foods • seldom
2. xiǎn (xian3)few • rare

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

新鲜 (新鮮)
海鲜 (海鮮)
 ()
鲜花 (鮮花)

Medium Frequency

保鲜膜 (保鮮膜)
光鲜 (光鮮)
朝鲜 (朝鮮)
鲜亮 (鮮亮)
鲜明 (鮮明)
鲜活 (鮮活)
鲜红 (鮮紅)
鲜美 (鮮美)
鲜艳 (鮮艷)
鲜血 (鮮血)
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  • 549th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zu2)race • nationality • ethnicity • clan • by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

上班族 
家族 
 
民族 

Medium Frequency

一族 
哈尼族 
单身贵族 (單身貴族)
回族 
土家族 
壮族 (壯族)
彝族 (彞族)
族群 
族谱 (族譜)
月光族 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
民族主义 (民族主義)
水族 
水族箱 
水族馆 (水族館)
满族 (滿族)
汉族 (漢族)
瑶族 (瑤族)
白族 
皇族 
种族 (種族)
纳西族 (納西族)
维吾尔族 (維吾爾族)
维族 (維族)
羌族 
苗族 
蒙古族 
藏族 
贵族 (貴族)
追星族 
部族 
黎族 
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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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