早

zǎo

z+ǎo·3rd tone

early · morning

Radical: 日 Strokes: 6 HSK 1

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴旧显是智

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴旧显是智普暗昏

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Character Decomposition

早=日+十

Etymology

The first rays 十 of the sun 日

Meanings

early

morning

Good morning!

long ago

prematurely

zǎo

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Words with 早 203 total

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible及早jí zǎo as soon as possible · at the first opportunity · the sooner the better · before it's too late趁早chèn zǎo as soon as possible即早jí zǎo this morning今早jīn zǎo premature; untimely · (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast过早guò zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late赶早gǎn zǎo a long time ago老早lǎo zǎo first thing in the morning · at daybreak清早qīng zǎo Good morning!早安zǎo ān morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)早操zǎo cāo morning tea早茶zǎo chá to have a premature birth早产zǎo chǎn morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee早场zǎo chǎng early morning · also pr. zǎochen早晨zǎo chén early spring早春zǎo chūn early season rice · rice at transplanting or still unripe早稻zǎo dào breakfast早点zǎo diǎn breakfast · CL:份 fèn, dùn,次 cì,餐 cān早饭zǎo fàn to marry too early早婚zǎo hūn already at an earlier time早就zǎo jiù to arrive early早来zǎo lái

Idioms with 早 7 total Chain

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late起早贪黑qǐ zǎo tān hēi to leave early and return late (idiom)早出晚归zǎo chū wǎn guī

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