Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 496, Entry 12 Ancient form. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): pronounced chen. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): pronounced chen. Pronounced chen. In the Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the original form was written as the character for dawn, later simplified to this form. The Fang star (a lunar mansion) serves as the sign for the people to begin farming. In the Discourses of the States (Zhouyu): The agricultural signs are aligned at dawn. The commentary states that the dawn alignment refers to the day of the beginning of spring, when the Fang star is at the meridian point directly south in the sky. Also, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): pronounced shen. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced shen. Pronounced shen. In the Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written as a variant, referring to the time when the sky is transitioning from dark to light. The character structure is composed of the radical for mortar and the character for time (chen). The character for time indicates the period. In the Nine Classics Character Forms (Jiujing Ziyang), it is written in the simplified clerical script. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), entry on interpreting glosses: Morning means early. In the Explanations of Names (Shiming): Morning means to stretch. It refers to the sunlight stretching out and appearing after the sun rises. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian): It means bright. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Offices, Officer of Awakening: Prohibits those traveling in the early morning. Also, in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced qin. This is the dialect pronunciation of the Guanzhong region. Also, in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The character for falcon (shen) is used interchangeably with this character. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), entry on interpreting birds: The morning wind is a type of hawk. The commentary notes it belongs to the sparrowhawk family. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Qin Wind section: The morning wind flies swiftly. Also, in the Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): rhyming with lian. Lu Ji, Dirge: Listening from the side as the drain surges, lying down to watch the courtyard well hang. The vast night is so desolate, how can the great dusk be a morning.