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陈

chén

HSK 6 Character Traditional 陳

What 陈 means

1. bound formto lay out; to exhibit; to display
2. bound formto narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
3. old; stale

Other readings

陈 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chénsurname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557–589), one of the So

Example sentences

• 这是陈年旧信。
  Zhè shì chénnián jiù xìn.
  This is an old letter.
• 我想撤回我之前的陈述。
  Wǒ xiǎng chèhuí wǒ zhīqián de chénshù.
  I would like to retract my previous statement.
• 我开始怀疑他陈述的准确性。
  Wǒ kāishǐ huáiyí tā chénshù de zhǔnquèxìng.
  I began to doubt the accuracy of his statement.
• 她不仅没责怪他，反而陈赞他。
  Tā bù jǐn méi zéguài tā, fǎn'ér chén zàn tā.
  It wasn't just that she didn't blame him - she actually praised the guy.
• 这里面装满了陈年葡萄酒和肥美的鹿肉。
  They are filled with old wine and rich venison.
• 但我将总是会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会听取你们的意见，尤其是存在不同意见的时候。最重要的是，我会请求你们参与重建这个国家，以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式-一砖一瓦、同心协力。
  Dàn wǒ jiāng zǒngshì huì xiàng nǐmen tǎnchén wǒmen suǒ miànlín de tiǎozhàn. wǒ huì tīngqǔ nǐmen de yìjiàn, yóuqíshì cúnzài bù tóngyì jiàn de shíhou. zuì zhòngyào de shì, wǒ huì qǐngqiú nǐmen cānyù chóngjiàn zhège guójiā, yǐ Měiguó 221 niánlái cóngwèi gǎibiàn de wéiyī fāngshì - yī zhuān yī wǎ, tóngxīnxiélì.
  But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

Words starting with 陈

• 陈述chén shùto state; to declare
• 陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit
• 陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
• 陈水扁Chén Shuǐ biǎnChen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China…
• 陈毅Chén YìChen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of…
• 陈独秀Chén Dú xiùChen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
• 陈设chén shèto display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings
• 陈云Chén YúnChen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
• 陈年chén nián(of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding
• 陈伯达Chén Bó dáChen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism
• 陈凯歌Chén Kǎi gēChen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director
• 陈奕迅Chén Yì xùnEason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
• 陈省身Chén Xǐng shēnShiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
• 陈腐chén fǔtrite; clichéd; empty and trite
• 陈冠希Chén Guān xīEdison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
• 陈胜Chén ShèngChen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising…
• 陈列室chén liè shìexhibition room; display room
• 陈希同Chén Xī tóngChen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident
• 陈说chén shuōto state; to assert
• 陈兵chén bīngto deploy troops; to mass troops
• 陈化chén huàto age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)
• 陈套chén tàohackneyed formula; worn-out convention
• 陈情chén qíngto present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority
• 陈放chén fàngto display

Words containing 陈

• 新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
• 铺陈pū chénto arrange; to spread out; to narrate in detail
• 推陈出新tuī chén chū xīnto push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
• 乏善可陈fá shàn kě chén(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
• 坦陈tǎn chénto reveal; to confess
• 展陈zhǎn chénto exhibit; to display; exhibition; display
• 条陈tiáo chénto lay out (an argument) item by item; memorandum to a superior
• 直陈zhí chénto say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account
• 南朝陈Nán cháo ChénChen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
• 推陈布新tuī chén bù xīnto push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate; to go beyond old ideas…
• 横陈héng chénto lie in disarray; to cut across; to traverse
• 暗渡陈仓àn dù Chén cānglit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河; fig. to feign one thing while doing another…
• 敷陈fū chénto give an orderly account; a thorough narrative
• 菌陈蒿jūn chén hāotarragon
• 六陈liù chénfood grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
• 五味杂陈wǔ wèi zá chénwith complex feelings (idiom)
• 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cānglit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河…
• 推陈致新tuī chén zhì xīnsee 推陈出新

Characters that look like 陈

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 阻zǔto hinder; to block; to obstruct
• 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave; spate
• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady
• 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out
• 陇Lǒngshort name for Gansu 甘肃

Sounds the same

Read chén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沉to submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 尘dust; dirt; earth
• 晨morning; dawn; daybreak
• 臣state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant…
• 辰5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon…
• 宸imperial apartments
• 忱sincerity; honesty
• 谌faithful; sincere
• 蔯a variety of artemisia
• 梣Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
• 茞fragrant plant; angelica
• 煁brazier