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晨 chén dawn

dawn; early morning

How to remember 晨: 日 sun + 辰 early morning = dawn. Before the sun climbs over the hills, two fishermen row out in the early morning mist, the lake still grey at dawn.

  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 日

Component breakdown

晨 = 日 sun + 辰 early morning

  • 日 sun
  • 辰 early morning
The Gushi story

Before the sun climbs over the hills, two fishermen row out in the early morning mist, the lake still grey at dawn.

How it is used

  • 'Dawn, early morning' - bound/literary. 早晨 (zǎochen) = (early) morning is the everyday word: 早晨六点 (zǎochen liù diǎn) six in the morning.
  • 清晨 (qīngchén) = the fresh early morning (more literary); 凌晨 (língchén) = the small hours (roughly 1-5 a.m.): 凌晨三点 (língchén sān diǎn) 3 a.m.
  • 晨 evokes the specific window from just before dawn to early daylight.

Words with 晨

Example sentences

  • 她习惯去晨跑。 Tā xíguàn qù chénpǎo.She's used to running in the morning
  • 初冬时节，他还坚持晨跑。 Chūdōng shíjié, tā hái jiānchí chénpǎo.He still insists on running in the morning even though it's early winter.