朝 zhāo dynasty; morning
Made up of [月 yuè moon; month radical 74]Made with 12 strokes.
The left part represents 'dawn' - the sun seen through trees. The moon is often clearly visible at dawn and so is included too. A fresh start of a day suggests the foundation of a new dynasty.
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Also uses 月 yuè component: 胆 dǎn (the gall) 服 fú (clothes) ; 肝 gān (liver) ; 湖 hú (lake) ; 胡 hú (beard) ; 胶 jiāo (to glue) ; 明 míng (bright) ; 能 néng (to be able to) ; 朋 péng (friend) ; 朋 péng (friend) ; 期 qī (phase) ; 前 qián (front) ; 青 qīng (green) ; 散 sàn (to scatter) ; 胜 shèng (victory) ; 隋 suí (Sui) ; 阴 yīn (yin) ; 有 yǒu (have)
Different tone
找 zhǎo (to try to find) ; 照 zhào (according to)Pronunciation
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Cities
朝阳 Chaoyang, LiaoningProverbs
今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì Take advantage of good fortune while it is around灭此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí Grasp current opportunity; anxious to do battle. Tackle the important problem first.
朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì Indecisive saying one thing and then changing mind later and saying another. The story is of a monkey trainer who reduced their chestnut rations from 3 in the morning and 4 in the evenings. The monkeys were most unhappy but when the trainer changed it to 4 in the morning and 3 in the evenings they were delighted. And so the phrase can also mean being foolishly deceived.
一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī A short space of time. Something transient that will soon pass.