chén
early morning
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 晨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
in the wee hours | ||
early morning | ||
dawn | ||
early morning | ||
morning newspaper |
Sources