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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)

人臣
rénchén
an official (in former times)
内臣
nèichén
chamberlain
功臣
gōngchén
minister who has given outstanding service
史臣
shǐchén
official in charge of public records
名臣
míngchén
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
君臣
jūnchén
a ruler and his ministers (old)
大臣
dàchén
chancellor (of a monarchy)
HSK 6
奸臣
jiānchén
a treacherous court official
家臣
jiāchén
counselor of king or feudal warlord
宠臣
chǒngchén
favored minister
弄臣
nòngchén
emperor's favorite courtier
微臣
wēichén
this small official
忠臣
zhōngchén
faithful official
文臣
wénchén
civilian court 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)

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