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近臣

jìn chén

2-character word

What 近臣 means

1. member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)

The characters in 近臣

• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately
• 臣chénstate official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant…

Sounds the same

Read jìn chén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 浸沉to soak; to steep

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