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Kanji Detail for 辰 - "dragon, zodiac, celestial"
辰
- Meaning
辰 means "dragon, zodiac, celestial."
Dragon - The fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac.
East-southeast - A directional indication.
Morning - Around 8 AM in traditional time-keeping.
Celestial bodies - The sun, moon, and stars.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The fifth of the Twelve Earthly Branches. From 7 to 9 AM is 辰時 (the dragon hour). | The general term for the Twelve Earthly Branches. In ancient times, the twelve branches were used to record days. From 子 to 亥 completing one cycle was called 浹辰. Appears in "Zuozhuan." Therefore both days and hours are called 辰. Such as 日辰 (day), 時辰 (hour).
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