辰
stars, time
At a glance · 辰
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
辰字甲骨文象蚌壳或农具之形，本义说法不一，一说为农具，后用以指星、时。金文、小篆承之。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
辰本义与农事农具相关，后指星辰、时辰。
Structure
辰为象形字，描摹蚌壳或耕作器具之形，后借以表时日星辰。
At a glance
Pinyinchén
Radical辰
Strokes7
UnicodeU+8FB0
Character type象形
Theme天文
Six languages, one character
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English
stars, time
Chen was originally a pictograph of a shellfish or farming tool and later came to mean stars and units of time.
Français
étoiles, temps
Chen était à l'origine un pictogramme d'un coquillage ou d'un outil agricole et a fini par signifier étoiles et unités de temps.
Español
estrellas, tiempo
Chen era originalmente un pictograma de un molusco o herramienta agrícola y luego pasó a significar estrellas y unidades de tiempo.
العربية
نجوم، وقت
تشين كان في الأصل رسماً لصدفة أو أداة زراعية ثم أصبح يعني النجوم ووحدات الزمن.
Русский
звёзды, время
Чэнь изначально было пиктограммой раковины или земледельческого орудия и позже стало означать звёзды и единицы времени.
Common words
- 星辰xīng chénstars
- 时辰shí chénhour