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Chen
Surname
This is the most common character for a Chinese surname that romanizes as “Chen.”
This is also a surname, You or Yo in Japanese, though it can also be pronounced as Chin in Japanese.
In Korean, it is a surname romanized as Jin.
As a word, this character means: to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell.
The Chen clan, or family, ruled a small kingdom from 1046 BC to 479 BC. It was one of 12 small but powerful vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period, 770-475 BC. This name reappeared as the Chen Dynasty (陳朝) of the Southern dynasties from 557 AD to 589 AD.
Tran
Surname
陳 is the Chinese character that was the Vietnamese surname Trần before Vietnam romanized their language.
This can also refer to the Trần Dynasty of Vietnam (1225 to 1400).
This is also the Chinese surname Chen, Chin or Chan, Korean surname Jin, and Japanese Surname Yo or Chin.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
沈 沉 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chin ちん |
More info & calligraphy: Shim(surname) Chin 沉 To sink; heavy. |
陳 陈 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chan チャン |
More info & calligraphy: Chen(1) (hist) Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; (2) (hist) Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty; (surname) Tran Arrange, marshal, spread, state; old, stale. |
沉著 沉着 see styles |
chén zhuó chen2 zhuo2 ch`en cho chen cho |
More info & calligraphy: Calm and Collected |
儭 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
to assist; to give alms |
嗔 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen shin しん |
to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed (Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy) anger |
嚫 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen shin |
Translit. kṣi in dakṣiṇā, which means a donation, gift, e.g. 嚫施; 嚫物; 嚫財; 嚫資; 嚫金; 嚫錢 cf. 噠. |
塵 尘 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chiri ちり |
dust; dirt; earth (1) dust; (2) trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt; (3) (usu. as 塵ほども...ない) negligible amount; tiny bit; (4) hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world; (5) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 塵手水) ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean guṇa, in Sanskrit inter alia means 'a secondary element', 'a quality', 'an attribute of the five elements', e.g. 'ether has śabda or sound for its guṇa and the ear for its organ'. In Chinese it means 'dust, small particles; molecules, atoms, exhalations'. It may be intp. as an atom, or matter, which is considered as defilement; or as an active, conditioned principle in nature, minute, subtle, and generally speaking defiling to pure mind; worldly, earthly, the world. The six guṇas or sensation-data are those of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought. |
宸 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
imperial apartments |
忱 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen makoto まこと |
sincerity; honesty (given name) Makoto |
抻 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
to pull; to stretch; to draw something out |
搷 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
to beat; to winnow |
晨 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen hayashi はやし |
morning; dawn; daybreak (surname) Hayashi Dawn, morning. |
梣 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis) |
櫬 榇 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
Sterculia plantanifolia; coffin |
沉 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen jin |
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy sink |
煁 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
brazier |
琛 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
precious stone; gem |
疢 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
(disease) |
瞋 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen shin しん |
(literary) to stare angrily; to glare (Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy) krodha; pratigha; dveṣa; one of the six fundamental kleśas, anger, ire, wrath, resentment, one of the three poisons; also called 瞋恚. |
磣 碜 see styles |
chěn chen3 ch`en chen |
gritty (of food); unsightly |
綝 𬘭 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
(literary) to stop; kindhearted |
臣 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen tomi とみ |
state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131 (1) (archaism) retainer; attendant; (2) (おみ only) (archaism) (See 八色の姓) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); (pronoun) (3) (しん only) (humble language) (used by a servant when speaking to their master) I; me; (surname) Tomi minister |
茞 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
fragrant plant; angelica |
蔯 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
a variety of artemisia |
襯 衬 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially |
諶 谌 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
faithful; sincere |
讖 谶 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen shin しん |
(literary) prophecy; omen (rare) foretelling; prophecy To prognosticate, prophesy; supplicate, fulfil, a password; translit. kṣa. |
賝 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
(gem) |
趁 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of |
趂 趁 see styles |
chèn chen4 ch`en chen |
old variant of 趁[chen4] |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chen | 陳 陈 | chin | chén / chen2 / chen | ch`en / chen |
| Tran | 陳 | chin | chén / chen2 / chen | ch`en / chen |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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