朝
鲜

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The Chinese word 朝鲜 is formed by combining the character 朝, meaning "morning" or "dynasty", with 鲜, meaning "fresh". This term originated as the name for the ancient Gojoseon kingdom on the Korean peninsula, where these characters were adopted to phonetically approximate the Korean word "Joseon" while simultaneously evoking positive imagery associated with the morning and vitality.

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朝鲜是中国的邻国。

Cháoxiǎn shì Zhōngguó de línguó.

North Korea is a neighbor of China.

朝鲜的首都是平壤。

Cháoxiǎn de shǒudū shì Píngrǎng.

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang.

朝鲜半岛的局势备受关注。

Cháoxiǎn bàndǎo de júshì bèi shòu guānzhù.

The situation on the Korean Peninsula has attracted much attention.

中国与朝鲜有着悠久的交往历史。

Zhōngguó yǔ Cháoxiǎn yǒu zhe yōujiǔ de jiāowǎng lìshǐ.

China and North Korea have a long history of interactions.

朝鲜王朝时期创造了韩文。

Cháoxiǎn wángcháo shíqī chuàngzào le Hánwén.

The Korean alphabet, Hangul, was created during the Joseon Dynasty period.

Word Definition - 朝鲜

cháo xiǎn North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [cháoxiān]

Individual Character Details

朝 cháo, cháo, zhāo
鲜 xiǎn, xiǎn, xiān, xiǎn, xiān, xiǎn