陈 Traditional form: 陳 Pinyin (reading): Chén Definitions: surname Chen Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 ( Nán Cháo) Characters: 陈 - to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname Traditional characters: 陳 - to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname