辰 (chén) is a Chinese character meaning “a heavenly body (sun, moon or star)”. It is written from ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇙ (vertical stroke that flicks up to the right at the bottom) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (falling-right stroke), and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
㇐ + ㇒ + ㇐ + ㇐ + ㇙ + ㇒ + ㇏
Overlapping structure
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇙ vertical stroke that flicks up to the right at the bottom unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇏ falling-right stroke unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形笔画拆分：第 1、3、4 笔横，第 2 与第 6 笔撇，第 5 笔竖提，第 7 笔捺）
Memory aid
A long slanting stroke (㇒) leans over from the top like a cliff roof, with a flat bar (㇐) laid along its edge and two more bars (㇐) stacked in the shelter under it. Below, a short post flicks up (㇙), a second slant (㇒) cuts down to the left and a broad sweep (㇏) spreads to the right — the sky opening out under the ledge.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 生辰shēng chénbirthday辰 = chén
Go deeper
All readings
celestial body; time
a heavenly body (sun, moon or star); time, day or occasion; the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches
日、月、星的总称；时候、日子；地支的第五位。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 生辰shēng chénbirthday辰 = chén
Other characters with these parts
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 辰 mean?
辰 (chén) means a heavenly body (sun, moon or star); time, day or occasion; the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches.
How do you pronounce 辰?
It is pronounced chén.
What parts is 辰 made of?
㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇙ (vertical stroke that flicks up to the right at the bottom) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (falling-right stroke). The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形笔画拆分：第 1、3、4 笔横，第 2 与第 6 笔撇，第 5 笔竖提，第 7 笔捺）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 辰 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 辰?
辰. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 辰?
Common ones are 生辰. The reading of 辰 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.