早 (zǎo)

early; morning; Good morning

How 早 is written

Strokes
6
Radical
日 — sun/day
Traditional
早
Simplified
早 (unchanged)

Common words using 早

早上 zǎoshang
early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
早安 zǎoān
Good morning!
一大早 yīdàzǎo
at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
一早 yīzǎo
early in the morning; at dawn
早日 zǎorì
soon; shortly; on a day quite soon
早晨 zǎochén
early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
早起 zǎoqǐ
to get up early
早飯 zǎofàn
breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
早餐 zǎocān
breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
早點 zǎodiǎn
light breakfast
清早 qīngzǎo
first thing in the morning; at daybreak
一大早兒 yīdàzǎor
erhua variant of 一大早, at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning

早 in a sentence

早睡早起對身體比較好。

Zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ duì shēntǐ bǐjiào hǎo.

“Going to bed early and waking up early is better for your health.”

How common is 早?

早 is the 462nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 74.1% of all running text.

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