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陈
陳
chén
1.
to lay out
2.
to exhibit
3.
to display
4.
to narrate
5.
to state
6.
to explain
7.
to tell
8.
old
9.
stale
Very Common • Top 4%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
六陈
liùchén
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
坦陈
tǎnchén
to reveal
敷陈
fūchén
to give an orderly account
条陈
tiáochén
to lay out (an argument) item by item
横陈
héngchén
to lie in disarray
铺陈
pūchén
to arrange
陈仓
Chéncāng
ancient name of Baoji City [[寶雞市|宝鸡市<BǎojīShì>]], Shaanxi
陈兵
chénbīng
to deploy troops
陈列
chénliè
to display
陈化
chénhuà
to age
陈厚
ChénHòu
Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor
陈寿
ChénShòu
Western Jin dynasty [[西晋]] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms [[三國志|三国志]]
陈奏
chénzòu
to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
陈套
chéntào
set pattern
陈娇
ChénJiāo
Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor [[漢武帝|汉武帝<HànWǔdì>]], died c. 110 BC
陈尸
chénshī
to lay out the corpse
陈年
chénnián
old
陈忱
ChénChén
Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel [[水滸後傳|水浒后传]]
陈情
chénqíng
to give a full account
陈抟
ChénTuán
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 524
- Word Frequency Rank
- 3,028 of 84,292