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早 - zǎo

early; soon; morning

early; soon; morning

How to read 早

Click 早 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzǎo
Englishearly; soon; morning
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

早上 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 早些. Please read 早亡 one more time.

Common words with this character

early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
a bit earlier
to die young; to pass away prematurely
to arrive early

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 早 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 早上 and 早些 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 早.