HSK 2 · Eating out

早餐

zǎo cān

breakfast

Stroke order of 早餐

2 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

早 · 6 strokes餐 · 16 strokes

Memory trick

早 is sun 日 above a sprout, morning; 餐 is a meal.

Parts: 早 early + 餐 meal

The characters in 早餐

早 zǎo — early (6 strokes)

Example sentence

你早餐吃什么？

What do you have for breakfast?

Words with 早

早early 早上early morning 早饭breakfast 早晨early morning 早就long ago; already 早已long ago; long since

Words with 餐

快餐fast food 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 午餐lunch 晚餐dinner

More words: Eating out

饭馆restaurant 菜单menu 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 午餐lunch 晚餐dinner 外卖takeaway; delivery food 请客to treat; to invite 干杯cheers; to drink a toast 做饭to cook 酒店hotel; restaurant 服务service; to serve

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