辰 · chén

Indice visuel

A clam shell or agricultural star cluster: a curve and multiple small strokes like a shell or constellation.

Usage

Suggests early morning, harvest season, the Dragon year, or the Heavenly Stems.

Notes d'apprentissage

Celestial-stem radical. Found in 辰 (Dragon/morning), 农 (agriculture), 娠 (pregnant).

• 晨: 辰 is the radical in 晨; 晨 (morning) = 日 + 辰 — the sun during the 辰 hour.