CHINESE CHARACTER

早 (zǎo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zǎo

early; soon; morning

HSK 16 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

日

Primary radical

日 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 早.

日 · 十

Visible components

早 is decomposed as ⿱日十.

STROKES · 6

Write 早 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 早

早zǎo

HSK 1 · early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

早饭zǎofàn

HSK 1 · breakfast

早上zǎoshang

HSK 1 · early morning

早餐zǎocān

HSK 4 · breakfast

早晨zǎochen

HSK 4 · early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]

早期zǎoqī

HSK 5 · early period; early phase; early stage

Examples using 早

早

早上好！

Zǎo shàng hǎo！

Good morning.

早饭

早饭吃什么？

Zǎo fàn chī shén yāo？

What's for breakfast?

早上

早上要早起。

Zǎo shàng yào zǎo qǐ。

Get up early in the morning.

FAQ

What does 早 (zǎo) mean in Chinese?

early; soon; morning

How do you write 早 in stroke order?

早 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 早?

日 is the radical in 早. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 早?

早 (zǎo): early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely; 早饭 (zǎofàn): breakfast; 早上 (zǎoshang): early morning.