日·旦·早

表意的华文字真有趣：日·旦·早

1. 日：太阳；Sun

2. 旦：太阳在地平线上升起了；the sun rises above the horizon =>it’s early morning.

3. 早：太阳升高到教堂的十字架上了（或：早上十点的太阳）；the sun rises above the cross on top of the church (or: the height of the sun at 10AM => it’s late morning now)