| cháo | to face/towards/facing/direct/a dynasty/the imperial court/(abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea |
| zhāo | morning |
| 朝 | abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜 |
| 朝三暮四 | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon indecisive to blow hot and cold |
| 朝下 | adown |
| 朝不保夕 | at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state imminent crisis living from hand to mouth |
| 朝不虑夕 | at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state imminent crisis living from hand to mouth |
| 朝不谋夕 | cannot plan for the immediate future |
| 朝东 | face east |
| 朝中 | North Korea-China |
| 朝中社 | abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社 |
| 朝代 | dynasty reign (of a king) |
| 朝令夕改 | to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom) |
| 朝会 | a morning rally |
| 朝前 | facing forwards |
| 朝劳动党 | Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea |
| 朝北 | face north |
| 朝南 | face south |
| 朝发夕至 | a short journey |
| 朝后 | backwards facing back |
| 朝向 | toward to face to open onto |
| 朝圣 | to make a pilgrimage a pilgrimage to a holy mountain |