celestial bodies; early morning; fifth earthly branch

Animated Stroke Order 辰

辰 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 辰

辰 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
dài
rén
yòng
shí
chén
lái
suàn
shí
jiān

Ancient people used shichen to calculate time

2
kōng
zhōng
de
xīng
chén
shǎn
shǎn
guāng

The stars in the night sky twinkle brightly

3
chén
shí
shì
chī
zǎo
cān
de
hǎo
shí
jiān

Chenshi is a good time to eat breakfast

4
jīn
tiān
shì
de
dàn
chén

Today is his birthday.

5
men
qìng
zhù
zhè
wèi
wěi
xué
jiā
de
dàn
chén

We celebrate the birthday of this great scientist.

6
měi
nián
zhè
ge
shí
hòu
rén
men
huì
niàn
zhè
wèi
shǐ
rén
de
dàn
chén

Every year at this time, people commemorate the birthday of this historical figure.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2945
Zhuyinㄔㄣˊ
Components
UnicodeU+8FB0
CangjieMMMV
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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