• 525th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen • vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC • Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
2. chén (chen2)to lay out • to exhibit • to display • to narrate • to state • to explain • to tell • old • stale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
 ()
陈奕迅 (陳奕迅)

Medium Frequency

推陈出新 (推陳出新)
陈冠希 (陳冠希)
陈凯歌 (陳凱歌)
陈列 (陳列)
陈年 (陳年)
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
陈皮 (陳皮)
陈旧 (陳舊)
陈述 (陳述)
陈醋 (陳醋)
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  • 500th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liè (lie4)to arrange • to line up • row • file • series • column

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

列车 (列車)
系列 

Medium Frequency

一系列 
下列 
并列 (並列)
以色列 
位列 
 
列入 
列出 
列宁 (列寧)
列岛 (列島)
列为 (列為)
列举 (列舉)
列表 
列车员 (列車員)
前列 
前列腺 
名列 
排列 
行列 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.