朝廷 (cháo tíng) — imperial court; royal court (the central govern…

Definition

noun

imperial courtroyal court (the central government of a dynasty)

，朝廷。
Zài gǔ dài, cháo tíng shì zuì gāo quán lì jī gòu.
In ancient times, the imperial court was the highest authority.
朝廷。
Dà chén men měi tiān dōu yào dào cháo tíng shàng cháo.
The ministers had to go to the imperial court every day for the morning audience.
朝廷，。
Dāng shí de cháo tíng fǔ bài bù kān, bǎi xìng shēng huó kùn kǔ.
At that time, the imperial court was hopelessly corrupt, and the people's lives were miserable.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

朝 and 廷 both refer to the ruler's seat, together naming the imperial government.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

Originally, 朝 showed the sun rising above the ground while the moon was still in the sky, giving the sense of morning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

廴廴yǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

𡈼

𡈼𡈼廷tíng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

廷 is built from 廴, a meaning part, and 𡈼, a sound part.

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