Usage of the character 辰
chén
辰
[辰]
- 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
- ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
bǐngchén
丙辰
[丙辰]
- fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
shíchen
时辰
[時辰]
- time
- one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
wùchén
戊辰
[戊辰]
- fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
dànchén
诞辰
[誕辰]
- birthday
jiǎchén
甲辰
[甲辰]
- 41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
Chénxīng
辰星
[辰星]
- Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy
- see also 水星 (shuǐxīng)
jìchén
忌辰
[忌辰]
- anniversary of a death
chénguāng
辰光
[辰光]
- sunlight
- (Wu dialect) time of the day
- moment
shēngchén
生辰
[生辰]
- birthday
shòuchén
寿辰
[壽辰]
- birthday (of an old person)
chénlóng
辰龙
[辰龍]
- Year 5, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000)
chénshí
辰时
[辰時]
- 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
Chénxī
辰溪
[辰溪]
- Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan
chénshā
辰砂
[辰砂]
- cinnabar
Běichén
北辰
[北辰]
- Polaris
- North Star
rénchén
壬辰
[壬辰]
- twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
xīngchén
星辰
[星辰]
- stars
gēngchén
庚辰
[庚辰]
- seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060
Liáng Chényú
梁辰鱼
[梁辰魚]
- Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
Běichénqū
北辰区
[北辰區]
- Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)
Chénxīxiàn
辰溪县
[辰溪縣]
- Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan
shíchenwèidào
时辰未到
[時辰未到]
- the time has not yet come
shí'èrshíchen
十二时辰
[十二時辰]
- twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
liángchénjírì
良辰吉日
[良辰吉日]
- fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
zhòngxīnggǒngchén
众星拱辰
[眾星拱辰]
- lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 ( Běichén) (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- to group around a revered leader
rénchénwōluàn
壬辰倭乱
[壬辰倭亂]
- Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
liángchénměijǐng
良辰美景
[良辰美景]
- fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
shēngchénbāzì
生辰八字
[生辰八字]
- one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch