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Zorro (z-) is performing a trick in the Taos Pueblo (-ao3). He puts a sun (日) on a cross (十) and calls it a sunflower (symbol for 早). Slowly he lifts it, to simulate sunrise, and wishes everyone a good morning (早).

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Good morning!

Learning how to say "good morning" in Chinese isn't hard: "zao3". If you associate "zao3" with Zorro in the Taos Pueblo, you'll never forget that Zorro resembles "z-" and that the Taos Pueblo resembles "-ao".

早

zao3 =
z + ao3

early / morning / Good morning! | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 早

Mnemonic symbol: your very own annoying alarm clock going off in the morning. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

早
=
十
+
日

十

shi2 =
sh + Ø2

ten / 10 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 十

Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing, which just arrived at the entrance of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨

一

yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨

丨

gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

早
=
十
+
日

日

ri4 =
r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month / abbr. for 日本 Japan | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 日

The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

日
=
囗
+
一

囗

wei2 =
w + ei2

enclosure | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗

Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

日
=
囗
+
一

一

yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

早 appears as component in

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早 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 2

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

z	Zorro - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
ao3	In the Taos Pueblo - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 早

早 zao3 上 shang5		early morning / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 2)
及 ji2 早 zao3		at the earliest possible time / as soon as possible (HSK level 6)
尽 jin3 早 zao3		as early as possible
早 zao3 逝 shi4		early demise / untimely death
过 guo4 早 zao3		premature / untimely / over-hasty (conclusion)
早 zao3 先 xian1		previously / before
赶 gan3 早 zao3		as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
迟 chi2 早 zao3		sooner or later
早 zao3 安 an1		Good morning!
早 zao3 点 dian3		light breakfast
为 wei2 时 shi2 过 guo4 早 zao3		premature / too soon
早 zao3 操 cao1		morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
早 zao3 茶 cha2		morning tea
早 zao3 饭 fan4		breakfast / CL:份[fen4],頓\|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
早 zao3 班 ban1		early shift / morning work shift
早 zao3 熟 shu2		precocious / early-maturing
大 da4 清 qing1 早 zao3		early in the morning
一 yi1 清 qing1 早 zao3		early in the morning
趁 chen4 早 zao3		as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
一 yi1 早 zao3		early in the morning / at dawn
早 zao3 婚 hun1		to marry too early
早 zao3 出 chu1 晚 wan3 归 gui1		to leave early and return late (idiom)
起 qi3 早 zao3 贪 tan1 黑 hei1		to rise early and sleep late
早 zao3 年 nian2		early years / adolescence
老 lao3 早 zao3		a long time ago
早 zao3 产 chan3		premature birth / premature labor
早 zao3 期 qi1		early period / early phase / early stage
英 ying1 年 nian2 早 zao3 逝 shi4		to die an untimely death (idiom) / to be cut off in one's prime
清 qing1 早 zao3		first thing in the morning / at daybreak
早 zao3 已 yi3		long ago / for a long time
早 zao3 报 bao4		morning newspaper
早 zao3 退 tui4		early retirement / to leave a meeting too early
早 zao3 市 shi4		morning market
早 zao3 晚 wan3		morning and evening / sooner or later
提 ti2 早 zao3		ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
早 zao3 泄 xie4		premature ejaculation
一 yi1 大 da4 早 zao3		at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning
早 zao3 起 qi3		to get up early
早 zao3 就 jiu4		already at an earlier time
早 zao3 衰 shuai1		to age prematurely / premature senescence