1. chen, sound ch; rhyme én.

1. the fifth of the earth's branches. See 〖Stem and Branches〗.

2, the sun, the moon and the stars: star ~.

2. lodging, sounding xi; rhyming ǔ.

Used to calculate the night: lodged for a ~. Talked for half a ~. Three days and two ~. Didn't sleep for the whole ~.

Three, column, sound li; rhyme è.

1, arrange: Luo ~. ~ queue. Inventory one by one according to the list ~.

2, arrange into something: ~ into the agenda. Put the development of education ~ as one of the important tasks.

Meaning: the stars fill the boundless space.

From: "Thousand Character Essay" North and South Dynasties - Zhou Xing Si

Excerpt:

The heaven and earth, the universe and the universe.

The sun and the moon are full and the stars and hosts are in array.

The cold comes and the summer goes, the fall harvests and the winter hides.

The leap year is a year, and the rhythm is the sun.

The clouds give rise to rain and the dew to frost.

Gold is born in Lishui, jade in Kungang.

The sword is called Juque, and the pearl is called Luminous.

The fruit is precious, and the vegetable is heavy with mustard and ginger.

Translation:

The sky is black, the earth is yellow; the universe is vast.

The sun has a square and a slant, the moon has a deficiency and a roundness; the stars fill the boundless space.

The cycle of heat and cold changes, comes and goes, and comes again; the fall is busy with harvesting, and the winter with storing.

The intercalary balances of several years are merged into one month and placed in a leap year; the ancients used the Six Rhythms and Sixth Lu to regulate yin and yang.

Clouds rise to the sky and form rain when they are cold; dew touches the cold night and quickly condenses into frost.

Gold is born at the bottom of the Jinsha River, and jade comes from the Kunlun Mountains.

The most famous sword is called "Giant Que", and the most precious pearl is called "Luminous".

The most precious fruits are plum and crabapple, and the most valued vegetables are mustard and ginger.