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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
辰 (Kangxi radical 161, 辰 +0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一一一女 (MMMV ), four-corner 71232 , composition ⿸厂 ⿱二 ⿰𠄌 ⿺乀 丿 (G J K ) or ⿸厂 ⿸⿱二 𠄌 ⿺乀 丿 (H T V ))
Kangxi radical #161, ⾠ .
Derived characters
Appendix:Chinese radical/辰
侲 , 㖘 , 娠 , 帪 , 振 , 浱 , 𪺼 , 陙 , 桭 , 祳 , 脤 , 𤱼 , 䀼 , 𪿟 , 裖 , 𦁄 , 𦓶 , 蜄 , 𧣨 , 誫 (𫍨 ), 賑 (赈 ), 䟴 , 𨉎 , 𨌑 , 鋠 (𫓵 ), 𬴶 , 𩷩 , 𪘝
䣅 , 𢦿 , 敐 , 㰮 , 㲀 , 𣭽 , 䫃 , 𪁧 , 唇 , 𪣗 , 𡝌 , 𫸚 , 𢛚 , 㫳 , 𬅾 , 脣 , 蜃 , 𪓧 , 𧒏 , 𫤹 , 宸 , 𡷰 , 莀 , 晨 , 𤲆 , 䆣 , 震 , 𦻼 , 𣊤 , 𫘾 , 曟 , 屒 , 𢈫 , 𭼏 , 麎
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1252 , character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38682
Dae Jaweon: page 1733, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3606, character 1
Unihan data for U+8FB0
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
辴
*tʰɯl, *tʰɯnʔ, *tʰɯn
屒
*tɯnʔ, *djɯn
振
*tjɯn, *tjɯns
侲
*tjɯn, *tjɯn
桭
*tjɯn, *djɯn
唇
*tjɯn, *ɦljun
帪
*tjɯn
賑
*tjɯnʔ, *tjɯns
裖
*tjɯnʔ
敐
*tjɯnʔ, *djɯn
震
*tjɯn
娠
*tjɯns, *hljɯn
蜃
*djɯns, *djɯnʔ, *djins
辰
*djɯn
晨
*djɯn, *ɦljɯn
宸
*djɯn
鷐
*djɯn
麎
*djɯn
祳
*djɯnʔ
脤
*djɯnʔ
鋠
*djɯnʔ
磭
*ŋrɯnʔ, *ŋ̊ʰjaɡ, *ŋaɡ
陙
*djun
脣
*ɦljun
漘
*ɦljun
Pictogram (象形 ) – a kind of agricultural tool used for tilling the fields and removing weeds (Guo, 1931 ; Qiu, 1992 ), possibly made of a kind of large clam 蜃 (OC *djɯns, *djɯnʔ, *djins ) (Guo, 1931 ).
Alternatively, it could be a pictogram (象形 ) of a person holding onto a cliff – original character of 振 (OC *tjɯn, *tjɯns , “to hold up”) (Shang, 1983 ).
Etymology
“to vibrate”
Related to 震 (OC *tjɯn , “to shake”) and 振 (OC *tjɯn, *tjɯns , “to excite”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dar ~ d(u/i)r ( “ to tremble; to shiver ” ) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
“fifth earthly branch”
Norman (1985) suggests that it is from Austroasiatic ; compare Proto-Austroasiatic *tlan ( “ python ” ) , whence Vietnamese trăn , Khmer ថ្លាន់ ( thlan ) , Mon ကၠန် ( klɔn ) . However, Ferlus (2013) points to reconstructions like *dər (Baxter & Sagart) and *ᴸdzɨr (Ferlus) and remarks that those do not match any animal's name in Mainland Southeast Asian (MSEA) languages. Therefore, 辰 might have been associated arbitrarily with the dragon (龍 ).
Smith (2011) agrees with the proposal (e.g. by Guo, 1931 ) that 辰 (OC dən ) initially depicted an agricultural implement made from clams' shells and was the original form of 蜃 (OC dəns , “mollusc, clam”); so he proposes that the fifth earthly branch depicted the moon's second waning-gibbous phase, which looks like a clam. He also suggests that 辰 (chén ) also represented the ovoid-shaped rising sun and is thus related to 晨 (chén , “early morning”).
“time”
From 時 (OC *djɯ , “time”) + nominalizing suffix -n , literally “that which is proceeding” (Schuessler, 2007 ). This word partially converges with 晨 (OC *djɯn, *ɦljɯn , “morning”) (ibid. ).
“heavenly body”
The endopassive of 振 (OC *tjɯn, *tjɯns , “to shake; to stir”), literally “to stir oneself”, i.e. “when life begins to stir” > “heavenly bodies that mark time” (ibid. ).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
辰
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
chén
Middle Chinese
‹ dzyin ›
Old Chinese
/*ər/
English
5th earthly branch
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
辰
Reading #
1/1
No.
1372
Phonetic component
辰
Rime group
文
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
辰
Old Chinese
/*djɯn/
Definitions
辰
† to vibrate
fifth of twelve earthly branches (地支 ), variously equated with
( Chinese zodiac ) dragon (龍 )
( navigation ) a bearing of 120° (between ESE and SE )
( Chinese calendar ) the 3rd lunar month (三月 )
( Chinese calendar ) the 5th day or year in a dozen
( Chinese timekeeping ) the 2-hour period between 7 and 9 am
time ; day ; season
heavenly body ; stars
† ( Chinese astronomy ) Alternative name for 心宿 (Xīnxiù , “Heart Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)”).
† ( Chinese astronomy ) Alternative name for 北極星 / 北极星 (Běijíxīng , “North Star ”).
† Alternative form of 晨 ( chén , “ early morning ” )
a surname
Coordinate terms
(Chinese earthly branches ) 地支 ( dìzhī ) ; 子 , 丑 ( chǒu ) , 寅 ( yín ) , 卯 ( mǎo ) , 辰 ( chén ) , 巳 ( sì ) , 午 ( wǔ ) , 未 ( wèi ) , 申 ( shēn ) , 酉 ( yǒu ) , 戌 , 亥 ( hài ) (Category: zh:Chinese earthly branches )
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
辰
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
the dragon as the fifth sign in the Chinese zodiac
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
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辰韓( しんかん ) ( shinkan ) : the Jinhan confederacy : a twelve-member confederation , located on the southeast of the Korean peninsula during the proto-Three Kingdoms period , later absorbed into the growing Silla kingdom
辰刻( しんこく ) ( shinkoku ) : the hour of the dragon: 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
辰刻法( しんこくほう ) ( shinkokuhō ) : a timekeeping method used during the Edo period, using six hours for the day and six for the night
辰沙( しんしゃ ) ( shinsha ) , 辰砂( しんしゃ ) ( shinsha ) , 辰砂( しんさ ) ( shinsa ) : cinnabar , mercury sulfide : a common ore of mercury
辰砂油( しんしゃゆ ) ( shinshayu ) : cinnabar oil, vermilion oil: cinnabar mixed with oil, used to treat dermatitis
辰宿( しんしゅく ) ( shinshuku ) : a constellation
辰祭( たつまつ ) り ( tatsu matsuri ) : "dragon festival ": a ceremony in Edo-period Japan, held at the houses of the wealthy in the hour of the dragon on the first day of the dragon after New Years
辰松( たつまつ ) ( Tatsumatsu ) : the name of a family of traditional Japanese puppeteers
辰松風( たつまつふう ) ( Tatsumatsu-fū ) : a men's hairstyle popular in the middle of the Edo period, popularized by a noted puppeteer of the Takamatsu family
辰星( しんせい ) ( Shinsei ) , 辰星( たちみぼし ) ( Tachimiboshi ) : alternate name for the planet Mercury ; alternate name for the star Antares
辰年( たつどし ) ( tatsudoshi ) : the year of the dragon under the Chinese zodiac
辰巳( たつみ ) ( tatsumi ) : between the dragon and the snake: around 9:00 AM on the clock, or southeast on the compass
辰巳下( たつみさが ) り ( tatsumi sagari ) , 辰巳下( たつみさがり ) ( tatsumi sagari ) : gentle and refined of speech and manner
辰巳上( たつみあが ) り ( tatsumi agari ) , 辰巳上( たつみあがり ) ( tatsumi agari ) : shrill and loud of speech , crude and course of manner ; a woman from the Fukugawa red-light district in Edo
辰巳言葉( たつみことば ) ( tatsumi kotoba ) : a slang or argot used by the prostitutes and geisha of the Fukugawa red-light district in Edo
辰巳調子( たつみちょうし ) ( tatsumi chōshi ) : shrill and loud of speech , crude and course of manner
忌辰( きしん ) ( kishin ) : deathday ; anniversary of a person's death
時辰( じしん ) ( jishin ) : time
星辰( せいしん ) ( seishin ) : star
誕辰( たんしん ) ( tanshin ) : birthday
北辰( ほくしん ) ( hokushin ) : North Star ; polestar
Etymology 1
From the verb たつ ( tatsu , “ to get up , to take off ” ) (whence also 竜 ( tatsu , “ dragon ” ) ), from the notion of a dragon flying.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
辰( たつ ) • (Tatsu )
the Dragon , the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches
Hypernyms: 十二支 , 地支
Coordinate terms: 子 , 丑 , 寅 , 卯 , 辰 , 巳 , 午 , 未 , 申 , 酉 , 戌 , 亥
Noun
辰( たつ ) • (tatsu )
by extension from the zodiac:
the name of the year or day corresponding to the fifth in a cycle of twelve
roughly east-southeast , specifically 30° south of due east (i.e. a bearing of 120°)
the hour of the dragon, specifically 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM; sometimes treated as 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM instead
alternate name for 三月 ( sangatsu , “ the month of March ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 辰 ( dzyin ) .
Proper noun
辰( しん ) • (Shin )
the Dragon , the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches
Hypernyms: 十二支 , 地支
Coordinate terms: 子 , 丑 , 寅 , 卯 , 辰 , 巳 , 午 , 未 , 申 , 酉 , 戌 , 亥
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 辰 (MC dzyin ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
辰 (eumhun 별 진 ( byeol jin ) )
辰 (eumhun 다섯째 지지 진 ( daseotjjae jiji jin ) )
hanja form? of 진 ( “ name of a star ” )
hanja form? of 진 ( “ the Dragon , the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches ” )
Compounds
Compounds
진한 (辰韓 , Jinhan , “Jinhan confederacy ”)
변진 (弁辰 , Byeonjin , “Byeonhan confederacy ”)
진극 (辰極 , jin'geuk , “North Star ; Polaris ”)
시진 (時辰 , sijin , “time ”)
진성 (辰星 , Jinseong , “Mercury ”)
진수 (辰宿 , jinsu , “constellation ”)
일진 (日辰 , iljin , “daily horoscope ”)
임진왜란 (壬辰倭亂 , Imjinwaeran , “Japanese invasions of Korea ”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 辰 (MC dzyin ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
辰 (eumhun 때 신 ( ttae sin ) )
hanja form? of 신 ( “ time ” )
Compounds
Compounds
탄신 (誕辰 , tansin , “birthday ”)
생신 (生辰 , saengsin , “( honorific ) birthday ”)
성신 (星辰 , seongsin , “star ”)
북신 (北辰 , buksin , “North Star ; Polaris ”)
신성 (辰星 , sinseong , “measurement of time ”)
가신 (佳辰 , gasin , “a celebratory day ”)
Usage notes
The semantics of the readings of this Hanja are irregular with the exception of when "진 (辰 , jin )" is used to mean "the Dragon , the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches " or certain historical placenames . The reading may not semantically match its corresponding 음훈 (音訓 , eumhun , “reading of the sound and meaning ”).
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
辰 : Hán Nôm readings: thìn , thần , thì
chữ Hán form of Thìn ( “ fifth of the twelve earthly branches ” ) .
Hypernyms: 地支 , 十二支
Coordinate terms: 子 , 丑 , 寅 , 卯 , 辰 , 巳 , 午 , 未 , 申 , 酉 , 戌 , 亥
Compounds