陈(chén)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 陳

surname Chen

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Character information

Pinyin
chén
Meaning
surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
陳

Origin & structure

Where 陈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝东

To place 阝 facing east 东

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ东dōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 陳: To place 阝 facing east 東

How to write 陈 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 陈

Common words using 陈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chén陈liè列
HSK 7-9

to display; to exhibit

Open 陈列 page →
chén陈jiù旧
HSK 7-9

old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

Open 陈旧 page →
chén陈shù述
HSK 7-9

to state; to declare

Open 陈述 page →
xīn新chén陈dài代xiè谢
HSK 7-9

metabolism (biology)

Open 新陈代谢 page →
liù六chén陈

food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

Open 六陈 page →
tǎn坦chén陈

to reveal; to confess

Open 坦陈 page →
zhǎn展chén陈

to exhibit; to display; exhibition; display

Open 展陈 page →
zhí直chén陈

to say straight out

Open 直陈 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 陈’s common words

列旧述新代谢六坦

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