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chén

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Definitions

  1. 1. 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
  2. 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

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Words Containing 辰

诞辰
dàn chén

birthday

甲辰
jiǎ chén

41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024

戊辰
wù chén

fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048

辰光
chén guāng

sunlight

北辰
běi chén

Polaris

辰龙
chén lóng

Year 5, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000)

壬辰
rén chén

twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072

壬辰倭乱
rén chén wō luàn

Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598

辰星
chén xīng

Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy

生辰八字
shēng chén bā zì

one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch

生辰
shēng chén

birthday

忌辰
jì chén

anniversary of a death

众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén

lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure

时辰未到
shí chen wèi dào

the time has not yet come

庚辰
gēng chén

seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060

辰溪县
chén xī xiàn

Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

辰溪
chén xī

Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

辰砂
chén shā

cinnabar

良辰美景
liáng chén měi jǐng

fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely

星辰
xīng chén

stars

丙辰
bǐng chén

fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036

时辰
shí chen

time

北辰区
běi chén qū

Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]

良辰吉日
liáng chén jí rì

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

梁辰鱼
liáng chén yú

Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school

十二时辰
shí èr shí chen

twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy