早 early

日 (sun, day) + 十 (ten)

★★★★☆

6 strokes

Onyomi

SOU	You have to get up SO early tomorrow, ten minutes before sunrise.

はや*い	early, as in, 'get up early.'　BOOBOO: this doesn't mean fast! that's the other hayai (速い） ★★★★★
( を ) はや＊める	to reschedule something (an appointment, a deadline) earlier ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) はや＊まって	to be moved or rescheduled earlier in time　－to be done in a hasty or premature way. ★☆☆☆☆

素早い(すばやい)

agility ★★★☆☆
素 (element) + 早 (early) = 素早い (agility)

physical speed or agility, but without any advanced kung-fu techniques. A fast bird or lizard. Doing a simple task at the office, but very speedily.

早速(さっそく) xxxしろ！

do XXX immediately! ★★☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA
早 (early) + 速 (fast) = 早速 (do XXX immediately!)

The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.

The SUN rises early.

The habitat is in a TREE.

Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.