清晨
Old HSK 6
清晨 (qīngchén) · early morning
清晨 (qīngchén) means “early morning”. It is written with 2 characters: 清 (clean) + 晨 (dawn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 清晨 is built
The characters
清 qīng · clean
What 清 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (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
清晨，公园里有很多人锻炼。Qīngchén, gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěnduō rén duànliàn.In the early morning, many people exercise in the park.
他每天清晨都去跑步。Tā měitiān qīngchén dōu qù pǎobù.He goes running every morning at dawn.
Questions about 清晨
What does 清晨 mean?
清晨 (qīngchén) means “early morning”.
How do you pronounce 清晨?
清晨 is pronounced qīngchén.
Which HSK level is 清晨?
清晨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 清楚qīngchuclear
- 清醒qīngxǐngawake
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 澄清chéngqīngto clarify
- 清澈qīngchèclear
- 清除qīngchúto clear away
- 清洁qīngjiéclean
- 清理qīnglǐto clear up
- 清晰qīngxīclear
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
Learn 清晨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 147: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.