| 美 | 
Měi Cháo | US and North Korea | 
| 美 | 
Měi | (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) | 
| 美 | 
měi | beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself | 
|  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 |