陳

See also: 陈

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

Translingual

Stroke order (Taiwan)

Han character

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

References

• 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

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Chinese

trad.		陳
simp.		陈
alternative forms		敶

Glyph origin

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

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

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 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

• (to exhibit): 編排／编排 (biānpái), 排列 (páiliè)
• (to explain):

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• 交代 (jiāodài)
• 介紹／介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
• 分解 (fēnjiě)
• 拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 解說／解说 (jiěshuō)
• 解釋／解释 (jiěshì)
• 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
• 說／说
• 說明／说明 (shuōmíng)
• 說解／说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
• 講明／讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
• 講解／讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
• 開釋／开释 (kāishì) (literary)
• 闡明／阐明 (chǎnmíng)
• 闡發／阐发 (chǎnfā)
• 闡說／阐说 (chǎnshuō)
• 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
• 闡釋／阐释 (chǎnshì)

 

• (old):

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• 古板 (gǔbǎn)
• 封建 (fēngjiàn) (informal)
• 老式 (lǎoshì)
• 老時／老时 (Hakka)
• 背時／背时 (bèishí) (Central Plains Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou, Wu)
• 舊落咆／旧落咆 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 舊落落／旧落落 (Hokkien)
• 迂腐 (yūfǔ)
• 退時／退时 (Hokkien)
• 過時／过时 (guòshí)
• 陳腐／陈腐 (chénfǔ)
• 陳舊／陈旧 (chénjiù)

 

Etymology 2

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 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)

Descendants

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

See also

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

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

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Japanese

Kanji

陳

(Jōyō kanji)

1. display
2. plead

Readings

• Go-on: じん (jin)
• Kan-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
• Kun: のぶ (nobu, 陳ぶ)、のべる (noberu, 陳べる)、ひなくれる (hinakureru, 陳くれる)、ひなこびる (hinakobiru, 陳こびる)、ひねる (hineru, 陳ねる)、ふるい (furui, 陳い)
• Nanori: のぶ (nobu)

Compounds

Compounds

• 陳述(ちんじゅつ) (chinjutsu)
• 陳列(ちんれつ) (chinretsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
陳
ちん Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 陳 (MC drin|drinH).

Proper noun

陳(ちん) • (Chin) 

1. Chen dynasty
2. Chen (state)

Etymology 2

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

• 老成

Noun

陳(ひね) • (hine) 

1. aging

Derived terms

• 陳(ひ)ねる (hineru)

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Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin]
• Phonetic hangul: [진]

Hanja

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

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

陳: Hán Nôm readings: trần

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Readings

• Nôm: chằn, chặn, rần, trằn, trặn, trần, trận, trườn

References

• 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