夙 sù — early in morning · English

夙

sù

early in morning

At a glance · 夙

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

「夙」甲骨文从月从𠈃（人），象人月下劳作，金文小篆相承。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「夙」本义为早、早晨，引申平素、旧有。

Structure

从夕从𠈃，会意字，象月尚未落而人已起，表早。

At a glance

Pinyinsù

Radical夕

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5919

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English early in morning early in morning, dawn; previous

Français tôt Tôt, de bon matin. «夙兴温凊» : se lever tôt.

Español temprano Temprano, de madrugada. «夙兴温凊»: levantarse temprano.

العربية مبكراً مبكراً، في الصباح الباكر. «夙兴温凊»: الاستيقاظ مبكراً.

Русский рано Рано, на рассвете. «夙兴温凊»: вставать рано.

Common words

夙愿sù yuànlong-cherished wish
夙兴夜寐sù xīng yè mèiearly to rise

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