Chinese Word: 宸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

宸

Pinyin: chén

English Definition: imperial apartments

Chinese Definition:
①屋宇，深邃的房屋。
②北极星所在，后借指帝王所居，又引申为王位、帝王的代称：宸极。宸居。宸章。宸札(帝王的书札)。宸游。宸翰(帝王的书迹)。宸垣(京师)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 宀

Pictophonetic:辰 indicates the sound; 宀 (roof) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 辰 [ chén ] early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch

Similar Characters: 莀

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1		zǐ chén 紫宸 cóng xiǎo dào dà 从小到大 cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 guò 过 qīn mì 亲密 péng you 朋友。 Growing up, Zichen had never had a close friend.
2		zhè 这 shì 是 zǐ chén 紫宸 dì yī cì 第一次 kàn jiàn 看见 pāi lì dé 拍立得 zhào xiàng jī 照相机。 It was the first Polaroid Zichen had seen.
3		dàn shì 但是 ràng 让 tā 她 tóng shì 同事 qí guài 奇怪 de 的 shì 是， zǐ chén 紫宸 cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 dǎn qiè 胆怯 guò 过。 But to her co-workers' surprise Zichen had never been jittery.
4		zǐ chén 紫宸 méi yǒu 没有 huí dá 回答， yīn wèi 因为 tā shuō 她说 chū 出 de 的 dōng xi 东西 huì 会 jiǎn shǎo 减少 tā 他 de 的 qī dài 期待。 Zichen did not answer, because anything she said would fall short of his expectations.
5		zǐ chén 紫宸 shuō 说， tā 她 de 的 fù mǔ 父母 zhèng hé 正和 yì qún 一群 tuì xiū 退休 rén yuán 人员 yì tóng 一同 qù 去 tài guó 泰国 lǚ yóu 旅游。 Her parents were taking a tour to Thailand with a group of retired people, Zichen said.

1		zǐ chén 紫宸 cóng xiǎo dào dà 从小到大 cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 guò 过 qīn mì 亲密 péng you 朋友。 Growing up, Zichen had never had a close friend.
2		zhè 这 shì 是 zǐ chén 紫宸 dì yī cì 第一次 kàn jiàn 看见 pāi lì dé 拍立得 zhào xiàng jī 照相机。 It was the first Polaroid Zichen had seen.
3		dàn shì 但是 ràng 让 tā 她 tóng shì 同事 qí guài 奇怪 de 的 shì 是， zǐ chén 紫宸 cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 dǎn qiè 胆怯 guò 过。 But to her co-workers' surprise Zichen had never been jittery.
4		zǐ chén 紫宸 méi yǒu 没有 huí dá 回答， yīn wèi 因为 tā shuō 她说 chū 出 de 的 dōng xi 东西 huì 会 jiǎn shǎo 减少 tā 他 de 的 qī dài 期待。 Zichen did not answer, because anything she said would fall short of his expectations.
5		zǐ chén 紫宸 shuō 说， tā 她 de 的 fù mǔ 父母 zhèng hé 正和 yì qún 一群 tuì xiū 退休 rén yuán 人员 yì tóng 一同 qù 去 tài guó 泰国 lǚ yóu 旅游。 Her parents were taking a tour to Thailand with a group of retired people, Zichen said.