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[edit]

Stroke order (Taiwan)
11 strokes

Han character[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • KangXi: 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[edit]

trad. 陳
simp. 陈
alternative forms 敶
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Glyph origin[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • ting5 - “to exhibit; to display; to explain; old”;
  • cing5 - used in 陳皮;
  • ding5 - used in 鋪陳 (“bedding”).
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • 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 (Min Nan) /tin³⁵/
    /tan³⁵/
    Fuzhou (Min Dong) /tiŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Min Bei) /teiŋ²¹/
    Shantou (Min Nan) /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/
    /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
    /taŋ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Min Nan) /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/
    Bernard
    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[edit]

    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[edit]
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    Synonyms of 陳
    • (old):
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    Synonyms of 陳

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 陳

    Etymology 2[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • 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 (Min Nan) /tin³⁵/
    /tan³⁵/
    Fuzhou (Min Dong) /tiŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Min Bei) /teiŋ²¹/
    Shantou (Min Nan) /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/
    /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
    /taŋ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Min Nan) /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/
    Bernard
    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Descendants[edit]

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

    See also[edit]

    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[edit]

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

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    陳

    (common “Jōyō” kanji)

    1. display
    2. plead

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Compounds

    Etymology 1[edit]

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

    From Middle Chinese 陳 (MC ɖˠiɪn, ɖˠiɪnH).

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Proper noun[edit]

    陳(ちん) • (Chin) 

    1. Chen dynasty
    2. Chen (state)

    Etymology 2[edit]

    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[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    陳(ひね) • (hine) 

    1. aging
    Derived terms[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

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

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

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    陳: Hán Nôm readings: trần

    1. chữ Hán form of Trần (“a surname from Chinese.”).

    Readings[edit]

    References[edit]

    • 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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