Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

morning; dawn; daybreak

Chinese: 黎明、拂晓。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chen” becomes a different word in each tone. 晨 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 早晨zǎo chénearly morning
  • 清晨qīng chénearly morning
  • 凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning; in the wee hours
  • 晨间chén jiān(of the) morning
  • 晨报chén bàomorning newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Morning Post

Example Sentence

清晨的空气特别新鲜。Qīng chén de kōng qì tè bié xīn xiān.The early morning air is especially fresh.

清晨Qīng chénearly morningdeof空气kōng qìair特别tè biéunusual新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food et