早

zǎo

“Early” in Chinese is 早 (zǎo).

Other characters with the syllable zao: see all 13 →

Meaning

early
morning
Good morning!

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long ago
prematurely

Example

早饭吃什么？

What's for breakfast?

From 早饭 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 早

早饭zǎofànbreakfastHSK 1 早上zǎoshangearly morningHSK 1 早餐zǎocānbreakfastHSK 2 早晨zǎochenearly morningHSK 2 早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier timeHSK 2 早已zǎoyǐfor a long time; long sinceHSK 3 早期zǎoqīearly period; early phase; early stageHSK 5 早晚zǎowǎnmorning and eveningHSK 6

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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