早 Stroke Order

早 [zǎo] 1. 太阳出来的时候。 (The time when the sun comes up.) 2. 时间靠前，有一定的时间以前。 (Time is early, meaning at a certain point in the past.) 3. 时间在先的，从前。 (Time is earlier or from the past.) 1. 太阳出来的时候：～晨。～晚。 (The time when the sun comes up: morning; evening.) 2. 时间靠前，有一定的时间以前：～退。～恋。～慧（幼时聪明）。～衰。～逝（早死）。 (Time is early, meaning at a certain point in the past: early retirement; early love; precociousness; early decline; early death.) 3. 时间在先的，从前：～期。～春。～已。 (Time is earlier; from the past: early period; early spring; already.) 早 [zǎo] 名 (noun) 本义: 早晨 (Primary meaning: early morning) 造字法: 会意。小篆字形，上面是“日”，下面是“甲”。“甲”的最早写法象“十”，指皮开裂，或东西破裂。“早”即天将破晓，太阳冲破黑暗而裂开涌出之意。 (Composition: Pictophonetic. In small seal script, the top is "sun," and the bottom is "armor." The earliest form of "armor" looked like "ten," which refers to the cracking of skin or breaking of things. "Early" refers to the dawn when the sun breaks through the darkness.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] early morning) (1. Same as the primary meaning [En.] early morning) 引: （1）《说文》：早，晨也。 （2）晨初为早。——《诗·召南·小星》疏 （3）《老子》：是谓老服。 （4）唐·韩愈《原毁》：早夜以思。 （5）唐·白居易《钱塘湖春行》：早莺争暖树。 （6）唐·柳宗元《柳河东集》：早暮咈吾耳。 （7）《聊斋志异·促织》：早出暮归。 例: （1）又如: 清早(清晨）；明早(明天早上）；早出晚归(整日在外）；起早贪黑；早天(早晨的天空）；早角(早晨的号角声）；早朝(早晨朝参）；早膳(吃早饭）；早霞(朝霞）；早堂(旧时官府早晨坐衙治事称“早堂”）；大清早 (Examples: for instance, early dawn; tomorrow morning; to leave early and return late; hard work from dawn till dusk; the morning sky; the morning horn; morning court attendance; breakfast; morning glow; "morning court" was the term for the court’s morning meetings; early in the morning.) 2. 姓 (Surname) 早 [zǎo] 副 (adverb) 1. 本来;已经 ([En.] already) (1. Originally; already [En.] already) 引: （1）关汉卿《窦娥冤》：媳妇儿守寡又早三个年头，服孝将除了也。 (Examples: For instance, "the daughter-in-law has been widowed for three more years; she will end her mourning soon.") 例: （1）又如: 早来(本是;已经)；早为(已是) (For instance, already here; has been.) 2. 幸亏，幸而 ([En.] luckily) (2. Luckily, fortunately [En.] luckily) 例: （1）如: 早则(幸而;早该;早已) (For instance, luckily.) 3. 比一定的时间靠前 ([En.] early; beforehand; in advance) (3. Earlier than a certain time [En.] early; beforehand; in advance) 引: （1）《左传·宣公二年》：晨往，寝门辟矣，盛服将朝。尚早，坐而假寐。 (Examples: For instance, "In the morning I went, and the sleeping door was already open. Dressed formally for court, it was still early, so I sat and took a nap.") 例: （1）又如: 他早走了；早死了；早世(过早地死去;夭死) (For instance: He left early; died young; passed away too early; died prematurely.) 早 [zǎo] 代 (pronoun) 何时;何日 (【英】：what time) (What time; what day [En.: what time]) 引: （1）宋·辛弃疾《卜算子》：山水朝来笑问人：“翁早归来也?” (Examples: For instance, "Mountains and rivers ask with a smile in the morning, 'Has the old man returned early?') 早 [zǎo] 形 (adjective) 1. 在平生的早期;在年轻时 ([En.] youngly) (1. In the early part of life; when young [En.] youngly) 例: （1）如: 曾是一个热情的、早熟的姑娘；早茂(年幼时便才华出众)；早成(人的身心早熟;亦谓年少成熟)；早夭(未成年而死)；早寡(妇女年少丧夫) (For instance: Once a passionate, precocious girl; precocious talent; early maturity; died before maturity; young widowhood.) 2. 特指年幼时 ([En.] young) (2. Specifically refers to childhood [En.] young) 引: （1）早岁那知世事艰，中原北望气如山。——宋· 陆游《书愤》诗 (Examples: For instance, "How could one know the difficulties of life when young? - Song Dynasty poem.") 例: （1）又如: 早年 (Examples: For instance, early years.) 3. 在通常、预期、规定或实际的时间以前。是迟或晚的反义词 ([En.] in advance; soon) (3. Earlier than the usual, expected, specified, or actual time; the opposite of late [En.] in advance; soon) 引: （1）《战国策·齐策一》：早救之，孰与晚救之便? （2）宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》：土气有早晚。 （3）自有早晚。 例: （1）又如: 今年春天来得早；早间(不久前); 迟早(或早或晚)；趁早(抓紧时机或提前时间)；提早(提前)；早律(早来的季候)；推测结果还为时太早；六十岁退休可不早；早早(比常时为早;很早) (For example: This year's spring came early; recently; sooner or later; take the opportunity; advance; early arrival of the season; it's too early to speculate; retiring at sixty isn't too early; very early.) 早 [zǎo] 动 (verb) 早上见面时，相互招呼用语 (【英】：good morning) (Greetings when meeting in the morning [En.: good morning].) 例: （1）如: 先生早；你早！ (For example: Good morning, Sir; Good morning!)