a moment or period of time, often referring to the current time or an appointed time

twenty-ninth year of the 60-year cycle (e.g. 2012 or 2072)

birthday (of an elderly person)

seventeenth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g., 2000 or 2060)

fine time and beautiful scenery; everything lovely

Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality

41st year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g. 1964 or 2024)

the light from the sun; sunshine

fifth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048

the fifty-third year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g., 1976 or 2036)

Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy

7-9 am (one of the twelve two-hour periods of the day in traditional China)

A fine time and lucky day; a good opportunity.

anniversary of a death

Chenxi, a county in Huaihua City, Hunan

the North Star, used traditionally for navigation and as a celestial reference point

Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school

the position corresponding to 'Chen' (the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches) on a compass or traditional clock, often used in navigation or feng shui to denote a specific direction (roughly east-southeast)

one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from the year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunks, and earthly branches

the time has not yet come

Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598

the twelve divisions of the day used in early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

to view someone as a core figure or to cluster around a revered and respected leader

Year 5 of the sexagenary cycle, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2024)