晨

morning / dawn / daybreak

晨 = 日 + 辰 : When the sun (日) got up very early in the morning (晨) Charlie Chaplin (ch) gave her a birthday cake (辰) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) to celebrate the new day.

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晨 character breakdown

晨
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 辰
  - 厂
  - 衣
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 𧘇
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

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日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

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日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

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辰

chén = ch + (e)n2

5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

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辰 = 厂 + 衣 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is celebrating the birthday of his Scottish ancestors with a birthday cake (辰) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). He is finishing the cake using a chocolate factory (厂) and to pay respect to his ancestors he is wearing a kilt (衣).

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