凌晨
Old HSK 6
凌晨 (língchén) · early morning
凌晨 (língchén) means “early morning; before dawn”. It is written with 2 characters: 凌 (pure) + 晨 (dawn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 凌晨 is built
The characters
凌 líng · pure
What 凌 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 夌líng — to dawdle
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
晨 chén · dawn
What 晨 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 辰chén — early morning
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 辰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他凌晨三点才睡觉。Tā língchén sān diǎn cái shuìjiào.He didn't go to bed until three in the morning.
飞机凌晨到达北京。Fēijī língchén dàodá Běijīng.The plane arrives in Beijing in the early hours.
Questions about 凌晨
What does 凌晨 mean?
凌晨 (língchén) means “early morning; before dawn”.
How do you pronounce 凌晨?
凌晨 is pronounced língchén.
Which HSK level is 凌晨?
凌晨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 凌晨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.