chèn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• chen — nonstandard
• ĉèn — very rare shorthand

Romanization

chèn (chen⁴, Zhuyin ㄔㄣˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儬
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儭 / 𠋆
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚫 / 𰈍
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夦
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫬 / 榇
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀇 / 㲿
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疢
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疹
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秠
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 积
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稯
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藽
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襯 / 衬
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 讖 / 谶
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趁
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趂
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闖 / 闯
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闠 / 阓
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齓
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齔 / 龀
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稱 / 称

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛŋ˨˩]

Verb

chèn • (躔, 𢷹)

1. to wedge; to chock; to insert something
2. to obstruct; to inhibit; to block (movement)
3. to bump aside; to dislodge; to displace

Noun

(classifier cục) chèn • (躔, 𢷹)

1. a wedge; chock; stopper

Derived terms

• chèn ép (“to hinder”)