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Kanji Detail for 宸 - "eaves, imperial residence, imperial"

  • Meaning

    宸 means "eaves, imperial residence, imperial."

    1. Eaves - A roof overhang.

    2. Imperial residence - The emperor's dwelling.

    3. Imperial - A prefix for matters relating to the emperor.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    eaves; palace; imperial courtesy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    imperial; imperial palace

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    imperial apartments

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    imperial palace

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Building; house. | In old times, the emperor's residence was called 宸. Such as 楓宸, 丹宸, 紫宸. In Han times, palace halls had many maple trees planted, which turned red after frost, hence these names.
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