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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zao3
- English meanings
- early, long ago, in advance, beforehand, prematurely
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 日; bottom 十.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
chisel
noise; clamor
dates
bath
stove
dry; parched
soap; black
flub
algae; embellishment
impatient; rash
mint
suffer; encounter
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一大早
- 一早
- 从早到晚
- 及早
- 尽早
- 提早
- 早上
- 早就
- 早已
- 早年
- 早日
- 早晚
- 早晨
- 早期
- 早餐
- 早饭
- 趁早
- 过早
- 迟早