早上
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早上 (zǎoshang) · early morning
早上 (zǎoshang) means “early morning”. It is written with 2 characters: 早 (early) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 早上 is built
The characters
早 zǎo · early
What 早 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: The first rays 十 of the sun 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我早上喝牛奶。Wǒ zǎoshang hē niúnǎi.I drink milk in the morning.
你早上几点起床？Nǐ zǎoshang jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?What time do you get up in the morning?
Questions about 早上
What does 早上 mean?
早上 (zǎoshang) means “early morning”.
How do you pronounce 早上?
早上 is pronounced zǎoshang.
Which HSK level is 早上?
早上 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
- 早晨zǎochénearly morning
- 早就zǎojiùlong ago
- 早已zǎoyǐlong ago
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 及早jízǎoas early as possible
- 早zǎoearly
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
Learn 早上 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.