凌晨 língchén Before dawn

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Stroke order

凌晨 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

凌晨 — the Chinese character for Before dawn (língchén), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 凌晨 — Before dawn

凌 — 10 strokes
晨 — 11 strokes

Senses

very early in the morning
in the wee hours

Characters in 凌晨

凌 líng — to approach; to rise high; thick ice
晨 chén — morning; dawn; daybreak

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

凌晨 is pronounced língchén and means “Before dawn”.

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