晨 meaning and stroke order
Dawn, early morning
How to write 晨, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 晨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- morning
- dawn
- daybreak
How 晨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 辰 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 晨
The sun 日 (rì) sits on top of 辰 (chén), which gives the sound. Picture the sun rising above the horizon to start the day, and you have 晨 (chén), early morning.
晨 rarely stands alone in speech. It appears in words like 早晨 (zǎochen), 清晨 (qīngchén) and 凌晨 (língchén). Example: 我每天早晨六点起床。(Wǒ měitiān zǎochen liù diǎn qǐchuáng.) I get up at six every morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 晨 with 辰 (chén), which has no 日 on top. The two sound the same, but only 晨 means morning. Also note that in 早晨 the second syllable is often said with a neutral tone, zǎochen.
Common words with 晨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
晨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 晨
How many strokes are in 晨?
晨 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 晨 mean?
晨 (chén) means dawn, early morning. A common word with it is 早晨 (zǎochen), meaning "early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]".
How do you pronounce 晨?
晨 is pronounced chén, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 晨?
The radical of 晨 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 晨 under this radical.
Is 晨 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 晨 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What is the difference between 早晨, 清晨 and 凌晨?
早晨 is the everyday word for morning. 清晨 is a bit more literary and means the fresh, early part of the morning. 凌晨 means the small hours after midnight and before dawn, roughly 1 to 5 a.m.
Is 早晨 the same as 早上?
They mean nearly the same thing, early morning. 早上 (zǎoshang) is more common in casual speech, while 早晨 sounds slightly more formal or written.