朝陽

See also: 朝阳

Chinese

morning; to face; towards
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
 
positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (朝陽)
simp. (朝阳)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Verb

朝陽

  1. to have a sunny, usually southern, exposure (said of a room, a house, etc.)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Proper noun

朝陽

  1. () Chaoyang (a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China)
  2. () Chaoyang (a county of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China)
  3. () Chaoyang (a district of Beijing, China)
  4. () Chaoyang (a district of Changchun, Jilin, China)
  5. () Chaoyang (a town in Wuxi, Chongqing, China)

Usage notes

Not to be confused of 潮陽 / 潮阳 (Cháoyáng).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

朝陽

  1. morning sun; rising sun
  2. (archaic) east side of a mountain
Synonyms
  • (morning sun): 旭日 (xùrì)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

朝陽 • (Joyang) (hangeul 조양)

  1. hanja form? of 조양 (Chaoyang)
    1. a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China
    2. a county of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
    3. a district of Beijing, China
    4. a district of Changchun, Jilin, China
    5. a town in Wuxi, Chongqing, China

Usage notes

Not to be confused of 조양(潮陽) (joyang).