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臣 Chén

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臣 Chén Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Chén | Chen2
English translation
surname Chen
state official or subject in dynastic China
"Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler
to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to
to serve a ruler as his subject
Kangxi radical 168
minister, statesman, official, vassal

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About 臣 Chén

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

16

Traditional form

臣 Chén

Contains the radical

臣 Chén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 臣 Chén

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Positional decomposition

⿷匚 fāng ⿻⿱丨丨？

Explanation

Pictograph of an eye, similar to 目 mù . Based on the original meaning "to glare at", now written as 瞋 chēn . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using 臣 Chén

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8他 tā 说 shuì , 我 wǒ 的 de 臣 Chén 宰 zǎi 岂 kǎi 不 bù 都 dōu 是 shì 王 Wáng 么 má ?

For they say, Are not my princes all kings?

她们 tā men 行 háng 完 wán 礼 Lǐ , 瑞珏 又 yòu 牵 qiān 了 le 海臣 到 dào 红 Hóng 毡 zhān 上去 shàng qù 叩头 kòu tóu .

Jui - chueh then brought forward her little son Hai - chen, to pay his respects.

法老 fǎ lǎo 的 de 臣子 chén zǐ 看见 kànjiàn 她 tā ,就 jiù 把 bǎ 她 tā 举荐 jǔ jiàn 给 gěi 法老 fǎ lǎo , 于是 yúshì 她就被 bèi 带 dài 去 qù 收 shōu 进 jìn 法老的内 nèi 宫中.

Pharaoh's courtiers saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's household.

大臣 dàchén 直接 zhíjiē 警告 jǐnggào 内阁 nèi gé 要么 yào me 大幅 dà fú 削减 xuē jiǎn 公共 gōng gòng 开支 kāizhī ,要么 yào me 加 Jiā 税 shuì .

The chancellor bluntly warned the Cabinet to axe public spending or face higher taxes.

为 wéi 了 le 结束 jiéshù 与其 yǔqí 臣民 chén mín 的 de 冲突 chōngtū ，国王 guówáng 作出 zuò chū 了 le 很大的 de 让步 ràngbù 。

The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.

Words with 臣 Chén

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
臣 Chén Kangxi radical 131臣 Chén
大臣 dàchén cabinet minister大臣 dàchén
车臣 Chē chén Chechen車臣
臣服 chén fú to serve臣服 chén fú
功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service功臣 gōng chén
臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)臣民 chén mín
忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official忠臣 zhōng chén
俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom)俯首稱臣
臣子 chén zǐ subject臣子 chén zǐ
家臣 jiā chén henchman家臣 jiā chén
奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official奸臣 jiān chén
李舜臣 Lǐ Shùn chén Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders李舜臣 Lǐ Shùn chén
重臣 zhòng chén important minister重臣 zhòng chén
臣下 chén xià subject臣下 chén xià
外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén Foreign Secretary外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén
弄臣 nòng chén emperor's favorite courtier弄臣 nòng chén
名臣 míng chén important official or statesman (in feudal China)名臣 míng chén
人臣 rén chén an official (in former times)人臣 rén chén
近臣 jìn chén member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)近臣 jìn chén
谋臣 móu chén expert on strategy謀臣
乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom)亂臣賊子

臣 Chén Decomposition & Compounds

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臣 Chén Compounds

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  • 臣 Chén
    • 臧 zāng
    • 巸
      • 熙 xī , 煕 xī , 媐
    • 監 jiān
      • 藍 lán
        • 灆, 礷
      • 濫 làn , 尶 gān , 擥 lǎn , 轞 xiàn , 儖, 嚂, 壏, 尷 gān , 懢, 檻 kǎn , 爁, 璼, 礛, 籃 lán , 糮, 繿, 艦 jiàn , 襤 lán , 鑑 jiàn
    • 臤 qiān
      • 賢 xián
        • 礥, 臔, 藖, 鑦
      • 堅 jiān
        • 樫, 慳 qiān , 摼, 熞, 鏗, 鰹 jiān
      • 緊 jǐn , 掔 qiān , 硻 kēng , 菣 qìn , 婜, 孯, 竪, 腎 shèn , 蜸, 豎 shù , 鋻
    • 臦
      • 燛, 臩
    • 卧 wò , 姬 jī , 颐 yí , 宦 huàn , 姫 jī , 嚚 yín , 弫 zhěn , 茞 chén , 覧 lǎn , 弬, 挋, 栕, 烥, 臥 wò , 臨 lín , 賾, 鍳, 頣, 頤 yí , 頥
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