| 辰 | 756A50 51A.02-3 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄔㄣˊ [chen2] | ||
| N. | (1) A unit of the duodecimal cycle, see Appendix A. (2) 星辰 the stars: 日月星辰 the sun, the moon and the stars. (3) Time: 時辰 the hour or two-hour period; 辰時 the period 7-9 a.m.; 良辰（佳日） a beautiful day; 生辰 day and hour of birth; 誕辰，壽辰 birthday; 我生不辰，生不逢辰 (AC) I was born unlucky (i.e., at wrong hour). | |||||
| Words | 1. 辰告 [chen2gao4], v.t., (AC) to make a public admonition. 2. 辰勾 [chen2gou1], n., the planet Mercury: 似等辰勾 like watching for Mercury－s.t. difficult to see. 3. 辰光 [chen2guang1], n., (Shanghai dial.) time. 4. 辰  [chen2liu2], n., a flag with painting of the sun, moon and planets on it.5. 辰砂 [chen2sha1], n., a mineral red pigment produced at 辰州. | |||||