early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [zao3chen5]
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.
晨 (chén) · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.