辰: early morning; 5th earthly branch

辰 chén

noun | radical 161
: 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m.
: 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May)
: year of the Dragon
: ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

Kun Reading

辰 | たつ tatsu

noun
: fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March)

辰光 chen2’guang1: sunlight; (Wu dialect) time of the day; moment

辰星 chen2xing1: Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy

辰時[时] chen2shi2: 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

誕[诞]辰 dan4chen2: birthday
[誕辰 | たんしん tanshin: birthday]

辰砂 chen2sha1: cinnabar
[辰砂 | しんさ shinsa OR しんしゃ shinsha OR 辰沙 | しんしゃ: cinnabar; cinnabarite
: cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware]

星辰 xing1chen2: stars [せいしん seisha: celestial bodies; stars]

丙辰 bing1chen2: fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
[へいしん heisha OR ひのえたつ hinoetatsu: 53rd of the sexagenary cycle]

北辰 bei3chen2: Polaris; North Star [ほくしん hokusha: North-Star]

壬辰 ren2chen2: twenty ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
[じんしん jinshin OR みずのえたつ mizunoetatsu: twenty-ninth of the sexagenary cycle]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
*嘉辰令月 | かしんれいげつ kashin reigetsu
: (yoji) auspicious date

日月星辰 | にちげつせいしん nichigetsu seishin OR じつげつせいしん jitsugetsu seishin
: (yoji) the sun, the moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*吉日良辰 ji2ri4 liang2 chen2
: auspicious day and hour

時辰未到 [时辰未到] shi2 chen5 wei4 dao4
: the time has not yet come

眾星拱辰 [众星拱辰] zhong4 xing1 gong3 chen2
: lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 Bei3 chen2 (from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader

生辰八字 sheng1 chen2 ba1 zi4
: one’s birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch

良辰吉日 liang2 chen2 ji2 ri4
: time, lucky day; fig. good opportunity

良辰美景 liang2 chen2 mei3 jing3
: time, beautiful scenery; everything lovely