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臣
Chén
1. surname Chen
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 6 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

臣
chén
minister, statesman, official, vassal
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

大臣
dàchén
chancellor (of a monarchy)
HSK 6
人臣
rénchén
an official (in former times)
朝臣
cháochén
court councilor
柄臣
bǐngchén
powerful official
争臣
zhēngchén
minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
臣下
chénxià
official in feudal court
臣仆
chénpú
servant
臣僚
chénliáo
court official (in former times)
臣妾
chénqiè
male and female servants
臣子
chénzǐ
official in feudal court
臣属
chénshǔ
official in feudal court
臣服
chénfú
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
臣民
chénmín
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
臣虏
chénlǔ
slave
诤臣
zhèngchén
official who dares speak frankly before the emperor
谋臣
móuchén
imperial strategic adviser
贰臣
èrchén
turncoat official
车臣
Chēchén
Chechnya, a Russian region in the Caucasus
近臣
jìnchén
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
逆臣
nìchén
rebellious minister

Alternate Entries

臣
chén
state official or subject in dynastic China / "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler / to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to / to serve a ruler as his subject / Kangxi radical 168

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,137
Word Frequency Rank
3,725 of 84,292