What does 陈 mean in Chinese?

陈 (chén) means "to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 陈?

陈 is pronounced "chén" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 陈?

Common words with 陈 include 六陈 (food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)), 坦陈 (to reveal), 敷陈 (to give an orderly account), 条陈 (to lay out (an argument) item by item), 横陈 (to lie in disarray).

How do you write 陈?

You can practice writing 陈 using our stroke order tool.

陈 (chén), to lay out

陈

chén

to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 陳

Character Breakdown

Radical: 阜 (no. 170)Traditional: 陳

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Definitions

(verb) to lay out
to exhibit
to display
to narrate
to state
to explain
to tell
old
stale

Example Sentences

商品陈列在货架上。

Shāngpǐn chénliè zài huòjià shàng

The goods are displayed on the shelves

Words Containing 陈

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
六陈	liù chén	food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
坦陈	tǎn chén	to reveal
敷陈	fū chén	to give an orderly account
条陈	tiáo chén	to lay out (an argument) item by item
横陈	héng chén	to lie in disarray
直陈	zhí chén	to say straight out
铺陈	pū chén	to arrange
南朝陈	Nán cháo Chén	Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
菌陈蒿	jūn chén hāo	tarragon
陈仁锡	Chén Rén xī	Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

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Related Words

展示(zhǎn shì)· to reveal

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展览(zhǎn lǎn)· to put on display

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展位(zhǎn wèi)· relative position of exhibition booth

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展出(zhǎn chū)· to put on display

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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