Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 明朝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
明朝 míng cháo - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明朝 míng zhāo - tomorrow morning
- the following morning

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,332 12,984 12,422

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
cháo- abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
cháo- 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
zhāo- morning

Other Words Containing 明朝

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
明朝 - - 33,332 12,984 12,422