TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
晨
ㄔㄣˊ · chén
noun — dawn, early morning
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The sun (日) with 辰 — first light. 辰 chén carries the sound exactly. The graph fixes the moment the sun breaks the night: 清晨、晨光.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
太陽(日)剛從地平線探頭,天邊一道辰時的微光。
The sun (日) just lifts past the horizon, the first thin light of the day.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)清晨、早晨— dawn, early morning常用
→晨光、晨曦— morning light
⇒晨昏— morning and evening
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension