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Character

辰

chén HSK 7
辰 chén HSK 7
  • 1. the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches; the sixty-cycle system combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches, used to mark years, months, and days
  • 2. collective term for the sun, moon, and stars
  • 3. one of the twelve two-hour periods into which a day was divided in ancient times
  • 4. time; day
  • 5. refers to Chenzhou (a former prefecture centered in present-day Yuanling, Hunan)
  • 6. a surname
Words using 辰 as chén (1)
  • 1 诞辰 dàn chén — birthday HSK 7
    • 诞 birth, to be born (formal/literary)
    • 辰 time, day (of birth)
    Example

    今天是毛泽东主席诞辰130周年。

    jīn tiān shì Máo Zé dōng zhǔ xí dàn chén yī bǎi sān shí zhōu nián

    Today is the 130th anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong's birth.

Structure & writing
辰 chén — the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches; the sixty-cycle system combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches, used to mark years, months, and days
辰 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 4
晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon
HSK 5
震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently
HSK 7
唇 chún lip; the muscular tissue around the mouth of humans or certain animals 振 zhèn to shake, to wave 辱 rǔ shame; disgrace (opposite of 荣)

辰 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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