陈

Traditional: 陳

Chén

Dictionary entry

surname Chen

What does 陈 mean?

陈 (Chén) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Chen

2Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state

3Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]

4(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display

5(bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell

6old; stale

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陈Chénsurname Chen · Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state

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陈

Chén

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