Chen

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “wild goose, Anser cinereus”)

Proper noun

Chen f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – often included in genus Anser, including the snow goose.

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chen (plural Chens)

  1. (US, ethnic slur, offensive) A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

Proper noun

Chen

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    • 2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters‎, archived from the original on 19 August 2022, World News‎:
      Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.

See also

  • Chan (Cantonese variant)
  • Tan (Hokkien variant)
  • Trần (Vietnamese variant)

Japanese

Romanization

Chen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of チェン

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陳 / 陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan and Chan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃen/
      • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsen/
      • Rhymes: -en
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃən/ (Mandarin Pinyin-literate)
      • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsən/ (Mandarin Pinyin-literate)
      • Rhymes: -ən
  • Syllabification: Chen

Proper noun

Chen (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin
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