• 462nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǎo (zao3)early • morning • Good morning!

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
早上 
早安 

Medium Frequency

一大早 
一早 
早日 
早晨 
早起 
早饭 (早飯)
早餐 
早点 (早點)
清早 
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  • 1386th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (chen2)morning • dawn • daybreak

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chén (chen2)The component is pronounced as 'chén' (chen2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

凌晨 
早晨 

Medium Frequency

 
清晨 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.