chén
early morning
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 晨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
in the wee hours | ||
early morning | ||
dawn | ||
early morning | ||
morning newspaper |
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