朝

zhāo
#593 most
frequent character
morning

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

朝 is a picture of the sun rising through plants while the moon remains in view. That gave the first meaning, “morning”. Read zhāo, it grew to “day” and “energetic”. Read cháo, it grew to holding court, visiting a superior, facing, royal court, and dynasty.

Drawn as: sun rising through plants; moon

朝 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
潮
sound2 characters
潮嘲

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