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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, ruled 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.

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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.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
榛 see styles	zhēn zhen1 chen hashibami はしばみ	More info & calligraphy: Hazel Tree (bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla) (archaism) (See 榛の木) Japanese alder (Alnus japonica); (surname) Hashibami
沈沉 see styles	chén chen2 ch`en chen chin ちん	More info & calligraphy: Shim variant of 沉[chen2] (surname) Chin 沉 To sink; heavy.
珍 see styles	zhēn zhen1 chen mezurashi めずらし	More info & calligraphy: Jen precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly (noun or adjectival noun) (1) rare; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) strange; odd; peculiar; curious; (surname) Mezurashi Precious; rare.
真 see styles	zhēn zhen1 chen mayanagi まやなぎ	More info & calligraphy: True / Real / Genuine really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine (prefix) (1) (See 真上・まうえ) just; right; due (east); (prefix) (2) (See 真っ白・まっしろ・1) pure; genuine; true; (3) (See 真に受ける) truth; (surname) Mayanagi
遉侦 see styles	zhēn zhen1 chen sasuga さすが	More info & calligraphy: Sasuga old variant of 偵\|侦[zhen1] (adj-na,adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; (2) (kana only) still; all the same; (3) (kana only) even... (e.g. "even a genius..."); (given name) Sasuga
陳陈 see styles	chén chen2 ch`en chen chan チャン	More info & calligraphy: Chen (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale (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.
沉著沉着 see styles	chén zhuó chen2 zhuo2 ch`en cho chen cho	More info & calligraphy: Calm and Collected steady; calm and collected; not nervous
珍寶珍宝 see styles	zhēn bǎo zhen1 bao3 chen pao chinbō	More info & calligraphy: Treasure a treasure A pearl; jewel; precious thing.
珍愛珍爱 see styles	zhēn ài zhen1 ai4 chen ai	More info & calligraphy: Cherish to cherish
珍珠 see styles	zhēn zhū zhen1 zhu1 chen chu chizu ちず	More info & calligraphy: Pearl pearl (CL:顆\|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop; tear (surname) Chizu
眞智 see styles	zhēn zhì zhen1 zhi4 chen chih masatoshi まさとし	More info & calligraphy: Knowledge of Ultimate Truth (personal name) Masatoshi Wisdom or knowledge of ultimate truth, or the absolute, also called 無智 knowledge of the no-thing, i.e. of the immaterial or absolute; also 聖智 sage wisdom, or wisdom of the sage.
眞覺眞觉 see styles	zhēn jué zhen1 jue2 chen chüeh shinkaku	More info & calligraphy: The True and Complete Enlightenment The true and complete enlightenment, i.e. the perfect nirvana of the Buddha; the perception of ultimate truth.
真主 see styles	zhēn zhǔ zhen1 zhu3 chen chu	More info & calligraphy: Allah / God of Islam Allah
真如 see styles	zhēn rú zhen1 ru2 chen ju mayuki まゆき	More info & calligraphy: Tathata / Ultimate Nature of All Things Tathata {Buddh} tathata (the ultimate nature of all things); (female given name) Mayuki
真實真实 see styles	zhēn shí zhen1 shi2 chen shih	真實 Custom Scroll true; real
真心 see styles	zhēn xīn zhen1 xin1 chen hsin mami まみ	More info & calligraphy: True Heart wholeheartedness; sincerity (noun - becomes adjective with の) sincerity; true heart; devotion; (female given name) Mami
真愛真爱 see styles	zhēn ài zhen1 ai4 chen ai mio みお	More info & calligraphy: True Love true love (female given name) Mio
真牛 see styles	zhēn niú zhen1 niu2 chen niu	More info & calligraphy: Awesome / Really Cool (slang) really cool, awesome
真相 see styles	zhēn xiàng zhen1 xiang4 chen hsiang shinsou / shinso しんそう	More info & calligraphy: Truth the truth about something; the actual facts truth; real situation; (personal name) Shinsou
真誠真诚 see styles	zhēn chéng zhen1 cheng2 chen ch`eng chen cheng makoto まこと	More info & calligraphy: Sincere / True Sincerity sincere; genuine; true (personal name) Makoto
真諦真谛 see styles	zhēn dì zhen1 di4 chen ti shindai しんだい	More info & calligraphy: True Essence the real meaning; the true essence (1) {Buddh} (esp. しんたい) (See 俗諦) ultimate truth; (2) (esp. しんてい) essence; (person) Paramartha (499-569 CE)
精眞 see styles	jīng zhēn jing1 zhen1 ching chen shōshin	More info & calligraphy: Ultimate Reality Pure truth, apprehension of ultimate reality.
貞潔贞洁 see styles	zhēn jié zhen1 jie2 chen chieh teiketsu / teketsu ていけつ	More info & calligraphy: Chastity chastity (noun or adjectival noun) chastity; purity
貞烈贞烈 see styles	zhēn liè zhen1 lie4 chen lieh teiretsu / teretsu ていれつ	More info & calligraphy: Extreme Faithfulness ready to die to preserve one's chastity (noun or adjectival noun) extreme faithfulness
貞節贞节 see styles	zhēn jié zhen1 jie2 chen chieh teisetsu / tesetsu ていせつ	More info & calligraphy: Chastity chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy (noun or adjectival noun) chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
鎮靜镇静 see styles	zhèn jìng zhen4 jing4 chen ching	More info & calligraphy: Calm / Cool calm; cool
真善美 see styles	zhēn shàn měi zhen1 shan4 mei3 chen shan mei mazemi まぜみ	More info & calligraphy: Truth Goodness and Beauty truth, goodness and beauty the true, the good, and the beautiful; (female given name) Mazemi
至眞覺至眞觉 see styles	zhì zhēn jué zhi4 zhen1 jue2 chih chen chüeh shishinkaku	More info & calligraphy: Enlightenment the enlightenment of one who (has attained) the ultimate truth
偵侦 see styles	zhēn zhen1 chen tei / te てい	偵 Custom Scroll to scout; to spy; to detect (given name) Tei
儭 see styles	chèn chen4 ch`en chen	儭 Custom Scroll to assist; to give alms

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Chen	陳陈	chin	chén / chen2 / chen	ch`en / chen
Tran	陳	chin	chén / chen2 / chen	ch`en / chen
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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