早
early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #773 U+65E9
How 早 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The first rays 十 of the sun 日
How to remember it
early · Heisig RSH #26
sun + needle — as a component also called: sunflower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 早 as their sound component
These characters all use 早 (zǎo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 早 sound component | zǎo | early; soon; morning |
| 草 | cǎo | grass, herbs; straw, thatch |
Words containing 早
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一大早儿 | yī dà zǎo r | erhua variant of 一大早[yi1 da4 zao3] |
| 无利不起早 | wú lì bù qǐ zǎo | (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so; won't lift a … |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning |
| 早点儿 | zǎo diǎn r | a bit earlier |
| 时间不早了 | shí jiān bù zǎo le | it's getting late; time's getting on |
| 一黑早 | yī hēi zǎo | at daybreak |
| 为时过早 | wéi shí guò zǎo | premature; too soon |
| 南华早报 | Nán huá Zǎo bào | South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong) |
| 大清早 | dà qīng zǎo | early in the morning |
| 一清早 | yī qīng zǎo | early in the morning |
| 早上好 | zǎo shang hǎo | Good morning! |
| 来得早不如来得巧 | lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo | arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing |
| 早产儿 | zǎo chǎn ér | premature baby; preemie |
| 早老素 | zǎo lǎo sù | presenilins |
| 一早 | yī zǎo | early in the morning; at dawn |
| 早市 | zǎo shì | morning market |
| 早生贵子 | zǎo shēng guì zǐ | give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds) |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 早安 | zǎo ān | Good morning! |
| 早车 | zǎo chē | morning bus; early train |