Our character today is 早, which is composed of 日 and 十. What does it mean though? Very hard to guess. Let us check its ancient scripts to see whether we can get more ideas. (image taken from http://vividict.com)
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 早 |
Oracle Script of 早 - 
means 
(the sun) is just above 
(grass). While its Seal Script 
shows its meaning even better: (the sun) is just starting to shine as the seed starts to sprout (
). When is that? Morning of a day.
means (the sun) is just above (grass). While its Seal Script shows its meaning even better: (the sun) is just starting to shine as the seed starts to sprout (). When is that? Morning of a day.
Modern form of 早 is the continuation of .
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Now as usual let us enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 早 inside:
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| 几处早莺争暖树； 频来语燕定新巢。 |
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