| 朝 |
cháo dài | dynasty / reign (of a king) |
| 朝 |
Cháo | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |
| 朝 |
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 |
| 朝 |
zhāo | morning |
| 代 |
dài | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |