chén
辰 (chén) is a Chinese word meaning “5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°”.
Meanings
- 15th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
- 2ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
Related words
星辰stars时辰time生辰birthday良辰美景fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely诞辰birthday忌辰anniversary of a death北辰Polaris壬辰twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072丙辰fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036众星拱辰lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure十二时辰twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy壬辰倭乱Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598