辰 - chén - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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辰

chén

Definition

time
day
occasion
morning
radical (Kang Xi 161)
5th earthly branch (period from 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month [5th April-4th May])
year of the Dragon
ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

震

zhèn

to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳

振

zhèn

to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself

晨

chén

morning; dawn; daybreak

lip

disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]

imperial apartments

to provide relief; to aid

蜃

shèn

(mythical animal); clam; sea-serpent

脤

shèn

sacrificial meat (raw)

pregnant

eaves; space between two pillars

Related words (15)

辰光

chén guāng

sunlight; (Wu dialect) time of the day; moment

辰时

chén shí

7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

cinnabar

fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036

壬辰

rén chén

twenty ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072

寿辰

shòu chén

birthday (of an old person)

庚辰

gēng chén

seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060

忌辰

jì chén

anniversary of a death

戊辰

wù chén

fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048

stars

birthday

41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024

birthday

(lit.) all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader

生辰八字

shēng chén bā zì

one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch

Idioms (2)

良辰吉日

liáng chén jí rì

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

良辰美景

liáng chén měi jǐng

fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely

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