陳

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See also: 陈
陳 U+9673, 陳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9673
← 陲
[U+9672] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 陴 →
[U+9674]

Translingual

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Stroke order (Taiwan)
11 strokes

Han character

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陳 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓中木田 (NLDW), four-corner 75296, composition ⿰阝東)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1353, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41698
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1856, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4136, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9673

Chinese

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trad. 陳
simp. 陈
alternative forms 敶
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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 陳
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (陳) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
陳 *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs
敶 *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs
陣 *l'iŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs) : semantic 阜 (“mound”) + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ) – to display; to arrange.

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • ting5 - “to exhibit; to display; to explain; old”;
  • cing5 - used in 陳皮;
  • ding5 - used in 鋪陳 (“bedding”).
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 陳
Mandarin Beijing /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Harbin /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/
Tianjin /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/
/t͡sʰən⁴⁵/
Jinan /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/
Qingdao /tʃʰə̃⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/
Xi'an /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/
Xining /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/
Yinchuan /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/
Lanzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/
Wuhan /t͡sʰən²¹³/
Chengdu /t͡sʰən³¹/
Guiyang /t͡sʰen²¹/
Kunming /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/
Nanjing /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/
Hefei /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/
Hohhot /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /zəŋ²³/
Suzhou /zən¹³/
Hangzhou /d͡zen²¹³/
Wenzhou /d͡zaŋ³¹/
Hui Shexian /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
Tunxi /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/
Xiang Changsha /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/
Xiangtan /d͡zən¹²/
Gan Nanchang /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/
Hakka Meixian /t͡sʰən¹¹/
Taoyuan /tʃʰen¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Nanning /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Hong Kong /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /tin³⁵/
/tan³⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /tiŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /teiŋ²¹/
Shantou (Teochew) /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/
/tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
/taŋ⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /sin³¹/
/ʔdaŋ³¹/
Rime
Character 陳
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 澄 (11)
Final (韻) 眞 (44)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 直珍切
Baxter drin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɖˠiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɖᵚin/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȡien/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɖjin/
Li
Rong 		/ȡjĕn/
Wang
Li 		/ȡǐĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȡʱi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		can4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 陳
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		chén
Middle
Chinese 		‹ drin ›
Old
Chinese 		/*lri[n]/
English arrange

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 陳
Reading # 1/2
No. 1392
Phonetic
component 		陳
Rime
group 		眞
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		陳
Old
Chinese 		/*l'iŋ/
Notes 同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜，
會層列意，非申聲

Definitions

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陳

  1. to exhibit; to display
    陳設／陈设  ―  chénshè  ―  to exhibit
  2. to explain
    陳述／陈述  ―  chénshù  ―  to describe
  3. old; ancient
    陳年／陈年  ―  chénnián  ―  old
Synonyms
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Compounds

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 陳
Mandarin Beijing /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Harbin /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/
Tianjin /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/
/t͡sʰən⁴⁵/
Jinan /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/
Qingdao /tʃʰə̃⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/
Xi'an /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/
Xining /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/
Yinchuan /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/
Lanzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/
Wuhan /t͡sʰən²¹³/
Chengdu /t͡sʰən³¹/
Guiyang /t͡sʰen²¹/
Kunming /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/
Nanjing /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/
Hefei /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/
Hohhot /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /zəŋ²³/
Suzhou /zən¹³/
Hangzhou /d͡zen²¹³/
Wenzhou /d͡zaŋ³¹/
Hui Shexian /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
Tunxi /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/
Xiang Changsha /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/
Xiangtan /d͡zən¹²/
Gan Nanchang /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/
Hakka Meixian /t͡sʰən¹¹/
Taoyuan /tʃʰen¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Nanning /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Hong Kong /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /tin³⁵/
/tan³⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /tiŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /teiŋ²¹/
Shantou (Teochew) /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/
/tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
/taŋ⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /sin³¹/
/ʔdaŋ³¹/
Rime
Character 陳
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 澄 (11)
Final (韻) 眞 (44)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 直珍切
Baxter drin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɖˠiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɖᵚin/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȡien/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɖjin/
Li
Rong 		/ȡjĕn/
Wang
Li 		/ȡǐĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȡʱi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		can4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 陳
Reading # 1/2
No. 1392
Phonetic
component 		陳
Rime
group 		眞
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		陳
Old
Chinese 		/*l'iŋ/
Notes 同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜，
會層列意，非申聲

Definitions

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陳

  1. (～國) (historical) state of Chen (vassal state during the Zhou dynasty)
  2. (～朝) (historical) Chen dynasty (557–589), the fourth and last of the Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
  3. a surname, listed tenth in the Baijiaxing: Chen, Chan, Chun, Chin, Tan
    陳子昂／陈子昂  ―  Chén Zǐ'áng  ―  Chen Zi'ang (Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty)
    陳水扁／陈水扁  ―  Chén Shuǐbiǎn  ―  Chen Shui-bian (President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2000-2008)

Compounds

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Descendants

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  • → English: Chen, Ch'en, Chan, Chun, Chin, Tan, Tang

See also

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Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name Time period Divisions
Xia
夏 (～朝, ～代) 		2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang
商 (～朝, ～代)
殷 (～朝, ～代) 		1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou
周 (～朝, ～代) 		1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou
西周
Eastern Zhou
東周／东周		 Spring and Autumn period
春秋
Warring States period
戰國／战国
Qin
秦 (～朝, ～代) 		221 – 206 BCE
Han
漢／汉 (～朝, ～代) 		206 BCE – 220 C.E. Western Han
西漢／西汉
Xin
新 (～朝)
Eastern Han
東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms
三國／三国 		220 – 280 C.E. Wei
魏
Shu Han
蜀漢／蜀汉
Wu
吳／吴
Jin
晉／晋 (～朝, ～代) 		265 – 420 C.E. Western Jin
西晉／西晋
Eastern Jin
東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝 		420 – 589 C.E. Northern dynasties
北朝		 Northern Wei
北魏
Western Wei
西魏
Eastern Wei
東魏／东魏
Northern Zhou
北周
Northern Qi
北齊／北齐
Southern dynasties
南朝		 Liu Song
劉宋／刘宋
Southern Qi
南齊／南齐
Liang
梁 (～朝, ～代)
Chen
陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui
隋 (～朝, ～代) 		581 – 618 C.E.
Tang
唐 (～朝, ～代) 		618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國／五代十国 		907 – 960 C.E.
Liao
遼／辽 (～朝, ～代) 		907 – 1125 C.E.
Song
宋 (～朝, ～代) 		960 – 1279 C.E. Northern Song
北宋
Southern Song
南宋
Western Xia
西夏 		1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin
金 (～朝, ～代) 		1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao
西遼／西辽 		1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan
元 (～朝, ～代) 		1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming
明 (～朝, ～代) 		1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing
清 (～朝, ～代) 		1636 – 1912 C.E.

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of 陳 – see 陣 (“short moment of time; formation; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 陣).

Japanese

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Kanji

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陳

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. display
  2. plead

Readings

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Compounds

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Compounds

Etymology 1

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Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
陳
ちん
Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 陳 (MC drin|drinH).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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陳(ちん) • (Chin) 

  1. Chen dynasty
  2. Chen (state)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
陳
ひね
Grade: S
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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陳(ひね) • (hine) 

  1. aging
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Hanja

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陳 • (jin) (hangeul 진, revised jin, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)

  1. To spread, to lay out, to unfold.

Vietnamese

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Han character

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陳: Hán Nôm readings: trần

  1. Chữ Hán form of Trần (“a surname from Chinese.”).
    陳國峻 ― Trần Quốc Tuấn

Readings

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References

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  • Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
  • Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
  • Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
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