What does 晨 mean in Chinese?

晨 (chén) means "morning; dawn; daybreak" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 晨?

晨 is pronounced "chén" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

晨 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 晨 include 早晨 (early morning), 今晨 (this morning), 侵晨 (towards dawn), 凌晨 (very early in the morning), 晨勃 (morning erection).

You can practice writing 晨 using our stroke order tool.

晨

chén

morning; dawn; daybreak

Radical: 日 (no. 72)

清晨的空气很清新。

Qīngchén de kōngqì hěn qīngxīn

The morning air is very fresh

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
早晨	zǎo chén	early morning	HSK 4
今晨	jīn chén	this morning
侵晨	qīn chén	towards dawn
凌晨	líng chén	very early in the morning	HSK 6
晨勃	chén bó	morning erection
晨报	chén bào	morning newspaper
晨昏

晨 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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