Memory phrase for the Kanji: 早


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Meaning early, morning

Pronunciation

zǎo

Explanation

Sunrise (sun above the horizon ) with marking:

Mnemonic


 
When the sun is at the marking at the horizon, it is early in the morning.

Radicals

early, morning
sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
sun riseThe sun above the horizon at sunrise.
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 Vocabulary

 早已  zǎo yǐ  long ago; for a long time
 提早  tí zǎo  ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
 早期  zǎo qī  early period; early phase; early stage
 早晨  zǎo chén  early morning
 趁早  chèn zǎo  as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
 趁早  chèn zǎo  

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