Memory phrase for the character: 早

早

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Meaning

early, morning

Pronunciation

zǎo

Explanation

 Sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一) with marking: 丶

Mnemonic
 
When the sun is at the mark 丶 at the horizon, it is early in the morning.

Radicals

早 early, morning
日 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.
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 is just above the horizon 一 at sunrise.




 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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