Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 辰(Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesjin(Korean) Other Readingstatsu(Japanese) Given Name DescendantsChen, Muchen(Chinese) Same Spellingchén 1, chén 3, chén 4