早晨
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
早晨 (zǎochén) · early morning
早晨 (zǎochén) means “early morning; morning”. It is written with 2 characters: 早 (early) + 晨 (dawn). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 早晨 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)
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
早晨的空气很好。Zǎochén de kōngqì hěn hǎo.The morning air is fresh.
你早晨几点起床？Nǐ zǎochén jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?What time do you get up in the morning?
Questions about 早晨
What does 早晨 mean?
早晨 (zǎochén) means “early morning; morning”.
How do you pronounce 早晨?
早晨 is pronounced zǎochén.
Which HSK level is 早晨?
早晨 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
- 早就zǎojiùlong ago
- 早已zǎoyǐlong ago
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 及早jízǎoas early as possible
- 早zǎoearly
- 凌晨língchénearly morning
- 清晨qīngchénearly morning
Learn 早晨 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.