surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
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to lay out; to exhibit; to display / to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale
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How to pronounce 陈

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

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陈 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 陈 as component

陈 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 陈

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an assertion / to declare / to state
(of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old; longstanding
old / stored for many years

Sentences with 陈

陈 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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