天朝 tiān cháo

imperial China; joking name for modern China

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
  2. 2. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
朝 cháo HSK 5
towards; facing; dynasty