早饭
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
早饭 (zǎofàn) · breakfast
早饭 (zǎofàn) means “breakfast”. It is written with 2 characters: 早 (early) + 饭 (meal). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 早饭 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)
饭 fàn · meal
What 饭 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 反fǎn — reverse
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 饣 gives the meaning, 反 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我七点吃早饭。Wǒ qī diǎn chī zǎofàn.I have breakfast at seven.
你早饭吃了什么？Nǐ zǎofàn chī le shénme?What did you have for breakfast?
Questions about 早饭
What does 早饭 mean?
早饭 (zǎofàn) means “breakfast”.
How do you pronounce 早饭?
早饭 is pronounced zǎofàn.
Which HSK level is 早饭?
早饭 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 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
- 吃饭chīfànto eat a meal
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
Learn 早饭 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.