the first light of morning; dawning light that has just appeared over the horizon

Haishu district of Ningbo city in Zhejiang province

Haishu district of Ningbo city, Zhejiang province

the faint light of the sky at early dawn

Cui Shu (704-739), Tang Dynasty poet known for winning the top prize in the imperial examination and whose poetry allegedly foretold his own early death and the fate of his orphaned daughter

a single beam of light at dawn; metaphorically refers to a small glimmer of hope or an improvement in prospects

the first light of day or dawn

The first rays of morning light suddenly appearing; used to describe a sudden breakthrough or a glimmer of hope in a difficult or unclear situation

(literary) an orphaned daughter left behind after her father's death; derived from a story about the Tang dynasty poet [[崔曙|崔曙|cui1 shu3]] whose poem unknowingly predicted his early death and the naming of his only daughter

A crude stone tool from the earliest period of human culture; typically a naturally broken stone rather than one shaped by humans.

(bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni)