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辰
Mandarin · pinyin chén
Meanings
- 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
- ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
Characters in this entry
- 辰
- chén · early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161
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Mandarin tones
2 · chen2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 辰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to vibrate
- fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支), variously equated with — (Chinese zodiac) dragon (龍)
- fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支), variously equated with — (navigation) a bearing of 120° (between ESE and SE)
- fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支), variously equated with — (Chinese calendar) the 3rd lunar month (三月)
- fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支), variously equated with — (Chinese calendar) the 5th day or year in a dozen
- fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支), variously equated with — (Chinese timekeeping) the 2-hour period between 7 and 9 am
- time; day; season
- heavenly body; stars
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, Chinese astronomy) Alternative name for 心宿 (Xīnxiù, “Heart Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)”).
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, Chinese astronomy) Alternative name for 北極星／北极星 (Běijíxīng, “North Star”).
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 晨 (chén, “early morning”)
- a surname
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