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陳

简陈 · 繁陳

Mandarin · pinyin chén#

(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display
(bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
old; stale

Mandarin · pinyin Chén#

surname Chen
Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 Nán Cháo

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陈: chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname

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character · Etymology 1

to exhibit; to display
to explain
old; ancient

character · Etymology 2

(～國) (historical) state of Chen (vassal state during the Zhou dynasty)
(～朝) (historical) Chen dynasty (557–589), the fourth and last of the Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
a surname, listed tenth in the Baijiaxing: Chen, Chan, Chun, Chin, Tan

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