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Radical 161 of 214 · 7 strokes

Morning

chén

Unicode uses as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 辰 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.

Character index

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nóngagriculture, farming; farmer辰 radicalHSK 56 extra strokesDetails
semantic formation

Formation: Depicts using a farming tool (辰) in a field (田) surrounded by forest (林).

  • Semantic componentfield
  • Semantic componentwoods; forest
  • Semantic component(farming tool); 5th earthly branch
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
morning
Visual structure
曲 + 辰
chénearly morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch辰 radicalHSK 60 extra strokesDetails
formation note

Formation: Pictograph of an ancient farming tool.

Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
morning
Visual structure
厂 + 二
HSK words with 辰1 word in this course
to insult, to humiliate, to abuse辰 radicalHSK 63 extra strokesDetails
dictionary category

Dictionary relationship: Unicode indexes this character under 辰 “morning.” The modern meaning connection may be indirect or historical.

Category radical
morning
Visual structure
辰 + 寸
HSK words with 辱1 word in this course

Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.