朝

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

朝 = 十 + 早 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: the pilgrim.

Charlie Chaplin was still sleeping on his moon when the pilgrim entered the aorta early in the morning. "Wake up!" The pilgrim screamed, letting his alarm clock ring, holding up the cross he brought all the way of his pilgrimage. "It is time for our audience with the emperor!"

朝

cháo = ch + ao2

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

zha̅o = zh + ao1

morning

朝 character breakdown

朝
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨
- 早
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).

早

zǎo = z + ao3

early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

早 = 十 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: your very own annoying alarm clock going off in the morning.

The sun (日) is rising above Zorro's (z) alarm clock (早) in the aorta's living room (ao3), but Zorro just smashs it with a big cross (十).

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 朝 as component

嘲

cháo = ch + ao2

to ridicule / to mock

嘲 = 口 + 朝 : The pilgrim (朝) is getting ready in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) for his big trip. He packed lots and lots of mandarins (口) on his back. Charlie Chaplin (ch) mocks (嘲) him for just packing mandarins, but as Charlie is laughing, he trips over a mandarin and falls, giving the pilgrim an opportunity to mock (嘲) him in return.

嘲

zha̅o = zh + ao1

used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1]

庙

廟

miào = mi + ao4

temple / ancestral shrine / CL:座[zuo4] / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial

庙 = 广 + 由 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is about to skydive. With her parachute (广) already on her back she visits the shrine (庙) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) and donates a Cubra Libre (由) to put the god of skydiving in a good mood.

潮

cháo = ch + ao2

tide / damp; moist; humid / fashionable; trendy / (coll.) inferior; substandard

潮

cháo = ch + ao2

tide / current / damp / moist / humid

潮 = 朝 + 氵 : On a very hot and humid (潮) day, in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) Charlie Chaplin (ch) welcomes the pilgrim (朝) by giving him a bottle of water (氵). The pilgrim is so happy he almost has an orgasm (潮).