| 朝鲜 | Cháo xiǎn | Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910; North Korea; Korea as geographic term |
| 南朝鲜 | Nán cháo xiǎn | South Korea (esp. North Korean usage) |
| 朝鲜族 | Cháo xiǎn zú | Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China); the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula) |
| 北朝鲜 | Běi Cháo xiǎn | North Korea (esp. Japanese usage) |
| 延边朝鲜族自治州 | Yán biān Cháo xiān zú zì zhì zhōu | Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市 |
| 朝鲜中央新闻社 | Cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng xīn wén shè | Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, North Korea) |
| 朝鲜中央通讯社 | Cháo xiān zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè | North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA); see also 朝中社 |
| 朝鲜人 | Cháo xiǎn rén | North Korean (person) |
| 朝鲜八道 | Cháo xiǎn bā dào | the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea |
| 朝鲜劳动党 | Cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng | Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea |
| 朝鲜半岛 | Cháo xiǎn bàn dǎo | Korean peninsula |
| 朝鲜太宗 | Cháo xiǎn Tài zōng | King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| 朝鲜字母 | Cháo xiǎn zì mǔ | hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet; Korean letters |
| 朝鲜战争 | Cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng | Korean war (1950-1953) |
| 朝鲜文 | Cháo xiǎn wén | Korean written language |
| 朝鲜日报 | Cháo xiǎn rì bào | Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper |
| 朝鲜核谈 | Cháo xiǎn hé tán | talks on North Korea's nuclear program |
朝鲜民主主义人民
共和国 | Cháo xiǎn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì rén mín gòng hé guó | People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
| 朝鲜海峡 | Cháo xiǎn hǎi xiá | Korea strait; Tsushima straits (between Japan and Korea) |
| 朝鲜筝 | Cháo xiǎn zhēng | kayagum; Korean 12-stringed zither |
| 朝鲜总督府 | Cháo xiǎn zǒng dū fǔ | Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945 |
| 朝鲜语 | Cháo xiǎn yǔ | Korean language |
| 李氏朝鲜 | Lǐ shì cháo xiǎn | Korean during the Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910) |
| 卫氏朝鲜 | Wèi shì Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchurai, Liaoning and north Korea |
| 卫满朝鲜 | Wèi mǎn Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchurai, Liaoning and north Korea |
| 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Cháng bái cháo xiān zú zì zhì xiàn | Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
