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Translingual
| Stroke order (Taiwan)
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Han character
陳 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓中木田 (NLDW), four-corner 75296, composition ⿰阝東)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1353, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41698
- Dae Jaweon: page 1856, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4136, character 1
- Unihan data for U+9673
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 陳
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*l'iŋ, *l'iŋs
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| 敶
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*l'iŋ, *l'iŋs
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| 陣
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*l'iŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs) : semantic 阜 (“mound”) + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ) – to display; to arrange.
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Note:
- ting5 - “to exhibit; to display; to explain; old”;
- cing5 - used in 陳皮;
- ding5 - used in 鋪陳 (“bedding”).
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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陳
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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chén
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ drin ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*lri/
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| English
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arrange
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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陳
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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1392
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Phonetic
component
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陳
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Rime
group
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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陳
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'iŋ/
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| Notes
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同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜，
會層列意，非申聲
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Definitions
陳
- to exhibit; to display
- 陳設／陈设 ― chénshè ― to exhibit
- to explain
- 陳述／陈述 ― chénshù ― to describe
- old; ancient
- 陳年／陈年 ― chénnián ― old
Synonyms
- (to exhibit): 編排／编排 (biānpái), 排列 (páiliè)
- (to explain):
- 交代 (jiāodài)
- 介紹／介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
- 分解 (fēnjiě)
- 拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 解說／解说 (jiěshuō)
- 解釋／解释 (jiěshì)
- 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
- 說／说
- 說明／说明 (shuōmíng)
- 說解／说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
- 講明／讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
- 講解／讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
- 開釋／开释 (kāishì) (literary)
- 闡明／阐明 (chǎnmíng)
- 闡發／阐发 (chǎnfā)
- 闡說／阐说 (chǎnshuō)
- 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
- 闡釋／阐释 (chǎnshì)
- 古板 (gǔbǎn)
- 封建 (fēngjiàn) (informal)
- 老式 (lǎoshì)
- 老時／老时 (Hakka)
- 背時／背时 (bèishí) (Central Plains Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou, Wu)
- 舊落咆／旧落咆 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 舊落落／旧落落 (Hokkien)
- 迂腐 (yūfǔ)
- 退時／退时 (Hokkien)
- 過時／过时 (guòshí)
- 陳腐／陈腐 (chénfǔ)
- 陳舊／陈旧 (chénjiù)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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陳
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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1392
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Phonetic
component
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陳
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Rime
group
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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陳
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'iŋ/
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| Notes
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同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜，
會層列意，非申聲
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Definitions
陳
- (～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
- 陳子昂／陈子昂 ― Chén Zǐ'áng ― Chen Zi'ang (Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty)
- 陳水扁／陈水扁 ― Chén Shuǐbiǎn ― Chen Shui-bian (President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2000-2008)
Compounds
Descendants
See also
| Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
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| Name |
Time period |
Divisions
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Xia
夏 (～朝, ～代)
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2070 – 1600 BCE |
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Shang
商 (～朝, ～代)
殷 (～朝, ～代)
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1600 – 1046 BCE |
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Zhou
周 (～朝, ～代)
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1046 – 256 BCE |
Western Zhou
西周 |
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Eastern Zhou
東周／东周 |
Spring and Autumn period
春秋
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Warring States period
戰國／战国
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Qin
秦 (～朝, ～代)
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221 – 206 BCE |
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Han
漢／汉 (～朝, ～代)
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206 BCE – 220 C.E. |
Western Han
西漢／西汉
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Xin
新 (～朝)
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Eastern Han
東漢／东汉
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Three Kingdoms
三國／三国
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220 – 280 C.E. |
Wei
魏
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Shu Han
蜀漢／蜀汉
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Wu
吳／吴
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Jin
晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)
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265 – 420 C.E. |
Western Jin
西晉／西晋
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Eastern Jin
東晉／东晋
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Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝
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420 – 589 C.E. |
Northern dynasties
北朝 |
Northern Wei
北魏
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Western Wei
西魏
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Eastern Wei
東魏／东魏
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Northern Zhou
北周
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Northern Qi
北齊／北齐
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Southern dynasties
南朝 |
Liu Song
劉宋／刘宋
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Southern Qi
南齊／南齐
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Liang
梁 (～朝, ～代)
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Chen
陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
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Sui
隋 (～朝, ～代)
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581 – 618 C.E. |
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Tang
唐 (～朝, ～代)
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618 – 907 C.E. |
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國／五代十国
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907 – 960 C.E. |
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Liao
遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)
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907 – 1125 C.E. |
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Song
宋 (～朝, ～代)
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960 – 1279 C.E. |
Northern Song
北宋
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Southern Song
南宋
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Western Xia
西夏
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1038 – 1227 C.E. |
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Jin
金 (～朝, ～代)
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1115 – 1234 C.E. |
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Western Liao
西遼／西辽
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1124 – 1218 C.E. |
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Yuan
元 (～朝, ～代)
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1271 – 1368 C.E. |
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Ming
明 (～朝, ～代)
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1368 – 1644 C.E. |
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Qing
清 (～朝, ～代)
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1636 – 1912 C.E. |
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Etymology 3
Japanese
Kanji
陳
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- display
- plead
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 陳 (MC drin|drinH).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
陳 • (Chin)
- Chen dynasty
- Chen (state)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
陳 • (hine)
- aging
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Pronunciation
Hanja
陳 • (jin) (hangeul 진, revised jin, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)
- To spread, to lay out, to unfold.
Vietnamese
Han character
陳: Hán Nôm readings: trần
- chữ Hán form of Trần (“a surname from Chinese.”).
- 陳國峻 ― Trần Quốc Tuấn
Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
