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Cantonese Surname
This is the most common Cantonese surname that is often romanized as Chan.
The actual meaning of this character is to lay out, to exhibit, to display, to narrate, to state, to explain, or to tell.
This also can refer to the ancient state of Chan/Chen 1045-479 BC, or the Chen dynasty of China 557-589 BC.
Surname
This is the most common character for a Chinese surname that romanizes as “Chen.”
This is also a surname You or Yo in Japanese, though it can also be pronounced as Chin in Japanese.
In Korean, it is a surname romanized as Jin.
As a word, this character means: to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell.
The Chen clan or family was a small kingdom from 1046 BC to 479 BC. It was one of 12 small-but-powerful vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC. This name reappeared as the Chen Dynasty (陳朝) of the Southern dynasties from 557 AD to 589 AD.
Surname
陳 is the Chinese character that was the Vietnamese surname Trần before Vietnam romanized their language.
This can also refer to the Trần Dynasty of Vietnam (1225 to 1400).
This is also the Chinese surname Chen, Chin or Chan, Korean surname Jin, and Japanese Surname Yo or Chin.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 陳 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
陳 陈 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chin ちん |
More info & calligraphy: Chan(1) (hist) Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; (2) (hist) Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty; (surname) Tran Arrange, marshal, spread, state; old, stale. |
上陳 see styles |
kamijin かみじん |
(place-name) Kamijin |
下陳 see styles |
shimojin しもじん |
(place-name, surname) Shimojin |
中陳 see styles |
nakanobu なかのぶ |
(surname) Nakanobu |
先陳 先陈 see styles |
xiān chén xian1 chen2 hsien ch`en hsien chen senchin |
subject |
八陳 see styles |
hachijin はちぢん |
(surname) Hachijin |
六陳 六陈 see styles |
liù chén liu4 chen2 liu ch`en liu chen |
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame) |
具陳 具陈 see styles |
jù chén ju4 chen2 chü ch`en chü chen guchin ぐちん |
(noun, transitive verb) report in detail; formal statement to describe in detail |
出陳 see styles |
shucchin しゅっちん |
(noun, transitive verb) submitting (something) to an exhibition |
前陳 前陈 see styles |
qián chén qian2 chen2 ch`ien ch`en chien chen zenchin ぜんちん |
(rare) (See 前述) previous mention; mentioning previously subject |
坦陳 坦陈 see styles |
tǎn chén tan3 chen2 t`an ch`en tan chen |
to reveal; to confess |
宗陳 see styles |
munenobu むねのぶ |
(given name) Munenobu |
小陳 see styles |
kojin こぢん |
(surname) Kojin |
展陳 展陈 see styles |
zhǎn chén zhan3 chen2 chan ch`en chan chen |
to exhibit; to display; exhibition; display |
弘陳 see styles |
hironobu ひろのぶ |
(given name) Hironobu |
後陳 后陈 see styles |
hòu chén hou4 chen2 hou ch`en hou chen gochin |
predicate |
御陳 see styles |
gojin ごじん |
(place-name) Gojin |
披陳 披陈 see styles |
pī chén pi1 chen2 p`i ch`en pi chen hichin |
to reveal openly |
敷陳 敷陈 see styles |
fū chén fu1 chen2 fu ch`en fu chen |
to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative |
昂陳 see styles |
akinobu あきのぶ |
(personal name) Akinobu |
條陳 条陈 see styles |
tiáo chén tiao2 chen2 t`iao ch`en tiao chen |
to lay out (an argument) item by item; memorandum to a superior |
橫陳 横陈 see styles |
héng chén heng2 chen2 heng ch`en heng chen |
to lie in disarray; to cut across; to traverse |
正陳 see styles |
masanobu まさのぶ |
(male given name) Masanobu |
直陳 直陈 see styles |
zhí chén zhi2 chen2 chih ch`en chih chen |
to say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account; to disclose |
究陳 究陈 see styles |
jiū chén jiu1 chen2 chiu ch`en chiu chen ku chin |
to explain fully |
縷陳 see styles |
ruchin るちん |
(noun/participle) (archaism) detailed explanation |
能陳 see styles |
yoshinobu よしのぶ |
(given name) Yoshinobu |
言陳 言陈 see styles |
yán chén yan2 chen2 yen ch`en yen chen gonjin |
Set out in words, i. e. a syllogism. |
許陳 see styles |
kiyouchin / kiyochin きようちん |
(surname) Kiyouchin |
講陳 讲陈 see styles |
jiǎng chén jiang3 chen2 chiang ch`en chiang chen kōchin |
to expound |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chan | 陳 陈 | you / yo | chén / chen2 / chen | ch`en / chen |
Chen Chan Yo Jin | 陳 陈 | chin | chén / chen2 / chen | ch`en / chen |
Tran | 陳 | chin | chén / chen2 / chen | ch`en / chen |
Chenelle | 陳奈爾 陈奈尔 | chén nài ěr chen2 nai4 er3 chen nai er chennaier | ch`en nai erh chennaierh chen nai erh |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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