凌晨 (língchén) — the small hours, the dead of night just before dawn (roughly 1–5 a.m.)

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凌晨＝凌＋晨

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ · língchén

noun — the small hours, the dead of night just before dawn (roughly 1–5 a.m.)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

凌to approach, to draw near (凌駕)líng

晨morning, dawn (早晨)chén

凌晨，凌駕的凌，早晨的晨。