早饭 (zǎo fàn)

Character breakdown

• 早 (zǎo) · 6 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 棗 represents the sound. The form of the original phonetic component 棗 was abbreviated to look like 十.

• 饭 (fàn) · 7 strokes

  Simplified form of 飯. Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 早饭准备好了。 — Breakfast is ready.
2. 我醒来，打算准备早饭。 — I've woken up and I intend to prepare my breakfast.
3. 早饭吃什么？ — What's for breakfast?
4. 我们7点吃了早饭。 — We ate breakfast at seven.
5. 我们早饭吃什么？ — What shall we eat for breakfast?

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