Usage of the character 陈

History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 ( Yáo Sīlián) in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls

Chén Lù

陈露

[陳露]

Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion

héngchén

横陈

[橫陳]

to lie in disarray
to cut across
to traverse

chénhuà

陈化

[陳化]

to age
to mature (wine, timber etc)

chéncí

陈词

[陳詞]

to state one's views
speech
statement
plea

Chén Jiāo

陈娇

[陳嬌]

Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝／汉武帝 ( Hàn Wǔdì), died c. 110 BC

chénbīng

陈兵

[陳兵]

to deploy troops
to mass troops

chénzòu

陈奏

[陳奏]

to present a memorial (to the Emperor)

chénguī

陈规

[陳規]

outmoded conventions
old-fashioned ways

Chén Hòu

陈厚

[陳厚]

Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor

chénpí

陈皮

[陳皮]

orange peel
tangerine peel
dried orange peel used in Chinese medicine

chénshù

陈述

[陳述]

an assertion
to declare
to state

chénsù

陈诉

[陳訴]

to state
to assert

Chéncāng

陈仓

[陳倉]

ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市／宝鸡市 ( Bǎojī Shì), Shaanxi
Chencang district of Baoji City

Chén Shèng

陈胜

[陳勝]

Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義／陈胜吴广起义 ( Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì)

Chén Chén

陈忱

[陳忱]

Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳／水浒后传

tiáochén

条陈

[條陳]

to lay out (an argument) item by item
memorandum to a superior

chénjì

陈迹

[陳跡]

past events
relics from a former age
ruins

chénjiǔ

陈酒

[陳酒]

old wine

Chén Měi

陈美

[陳美]

Vanessa-Mae (1978-), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier

zhíchén

直陈

[直陳]

to say straight out
to point out bluntly
to give a straightforward account
to disclose

pūchén

铺陈

[鋪陳]

to arrange
to spread out
to narrate in detail
to describe at great length
to elaborate

chénliè

陈列

[陳列]

to display; to exhibit

fūchén

敷陈

[敷陳]

to give an orderly account
a thorough narrative

tǎnchén

坦陈

[坦陳]

to reveal
to confess

chénfàng

陈放

[陳放]

to display

liùchén

六陈

[六陳]

food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

chénshè

陈设

[陳設]

to display
to set out
furnishings

chénqíng

陈情

[陳情]

to give a full account

chénshī

陈尸

[陳屍]

to lay out the corpse

chéntào

陈套

[陳套]

set pattern
old habit

chénjiù

陈旧

[陳舊]

old-fashioned

Chén Jiǒngmíng

陈炯明

[陳炯明]

Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong

Chén Qìngyán

陈庆炎

[陳慶炎]

Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017

Chén Shuǐbiǎn

陈水扁

[陳水扁]

Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨／民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008

chénlièshì

陈列室

[陳列室]

display room

Chén Mùshèng

陈木胜

[陳木勝]

Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)

Chén Tiānhuà

陈天华

[陳天華]

Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905

Chén Yìxùn

陈奕迅

[陳奕迅]

Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor

Chén Xǐngshēn

陈省身

[陳省身]

Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician

Chén Zàidào

陈再道

[陳再道]

Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army

Chén Kǎigē

陈凯歌

[陳凱歌]

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

Chénnàdé

陈纳德

[陳納德]

(Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II

Náncháo Chén

南朝陈

[南朝陳]

Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

Chén Rénxī

陈仁锡

[陳仁錫]

Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

chénshùshū

陈述书

[陳述書]

representation letter (law)
a brief
written statement
declaration

Chén Zhònglín

陈仲琳

[陳仲琳]

Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳／许仲琳 ( Xǔ Zhonglìn) (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義／封神演义 ( Fēngshēn Yǎnyi) is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星／陆西星 ( Lù Xixīng)

Chén Yúnlín

陈云林

[陳雲林]

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會／海峡两岸关系协会 ( Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì) (2008-2013)

Chén Bódá

陈伯达

[陳伯達]

Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism

chénliètái

陈列台

[陳列臺]

stall

jūnchénhāo

菌陈蒿

[菌陳蒿]

tarragon

Chén Xītóng

陈希同

[陳希同]

Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident

Chén Yuánguāng

陈元光

[陳元光]

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王／开漳圣王 ( Kāizhāngshèngwáng), i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

Chén Xiāngméi

陈香梅

[陳香梅]

Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德／陈纳德 ( Chénnàdé)

Chén Zǐ'áng

陈子昂

[陳子昂]

Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet

Chén Déliáng

陈德良

[陳德良]

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

chénshùjù

陈述句

[陳述句]

declarative sentence

Chén Qímài

陈其迈

[陳其邁]

Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)

Chén Kěxióng

陈可雄

[陳可雄]

Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist

Chén Gōngyǐn

陈恭尹

[陳恭尹]

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

Chén Jǐngrùn

陈景润

[陳景潤]

Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist

Chén Dúxiù

陈独秀

[陳獨秀]

Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921

Chén Jiànrén

陈建仁

[陳建仁]

Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020

Chéncāng Qū

陈仓区

[陳倉區]

Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市／宝鸡市 ( Bǎojī Shì), Shaanxi

Chén Guānxī

陈冠希

[陳冠希]

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

àndù Chéncāng

暗渡陈仓

[暗渡陳倉]

lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 ( Wèi Hé) at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion

tuīchénzhìxīn

推陈致新

[推陳致新]

see 推陳出新／推陈出新 (tuīchénchūxīn)

chénguījiùxí

陈规旧习

[陳規舊習]

old rules and customs

wǔwèizáchén

五味杂陈

[五味雜陳]

with complex feelings (idiom)

tuīchénchūxīn

推陈出新

[推陳出新]

to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

Chénqiáobīngbiàn

陈桥兵变

[陳橋兵變]

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤／赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

tuīchénbùxīn

推陈布新

[推陳佈新]

to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to go beyond old ideas
advancing all the time

lìchénbǐjiàn

沥陈鄙见

[瀝陳鄙見]

to state one's humble opinion (idiom)

chéncílàndiào

陈词滥调

[陳詞濫調]

cliché
commonplace
truism
stereotype

xīnchéndàixiè

新陈代谢

[新陳代謝]

metabolism (biology)
the new replaces the old (idiom)

fáshànkěchén

乏善可陈

[乏善可陳]

(idiom) to be nothing to write home about

chénchénxiāngyīn

陈陈相因

[陳陳相因]

to follow a set routine

Chén Fāng Anshēng

陈方安生

[陳方安生]

Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

chénguīlòuxí

陈规陋习

[陳規陋習]

outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways

Chénbā'ěrhǔqí

陈巴尔虎旗

[陳巴爾虎旗]

Old Barag banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì

陈胜吴广起义

[陳勝吳廣起義]

Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

chéngǔzilànzhīma

陈谷子烂芝麻

[陳谷子爛芝麻]

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

míngxiūzhàndào,àndù Chéncāng

明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

[明修棧道，暗渡陳倉]

lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 ( Wèi Hé) at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion