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宸

chén

Character

What 宸 means

1. imperial apartments

Characters built on 辰

These share the phonetic component 辰 (chén), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 振zhènto shake; to flap; to vibrate
• 震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt
• 晨chénmorning; dawn; daybreak
• 娠shēnpregnant
• 蜃shèngiant clam; (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of…
• 赈zhènto provide relief; to aid

Characters that look like 宸

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 衷zhōnginner feelings
• 浆jiāngthick liquid; to starch
• 炭tànwood charcoal; coal
• 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 宥yòuto forgive; to help; profound
• 衮gǔnimperial robe

Sounds the same

Read chén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沉to submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 尘dust; dirt; earth
• 陈(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state…
• 晨morning; dawn; daybreak
• 臣state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant…
• 辰5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon…
• 忱sincerity; honesty
• 谌faithful; sincere
• 蔯a variety of artemisia
• 梣Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
• 茞fragrant plant; angelica
• 煁brazier