1. 臣

臣

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  • 1136th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
臣→
匚No glyph available
2Radical
臣→
臣minister/official
3Graphical
臣→
一㇗丨匚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen
2. chén (chen2)state official or subject in dynastic China • "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler • to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to • to serve a ruler as his subject • Kangxi radical 168

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 臣 chén (chen2)The component 臣 is pronounced as 'chén' (chen2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

臣 also appears in:
藏臣卧宦臧腎臨臟臥緊鹽鑑監臓艦豎賢鰹藍鋻藖盬茞鍳菣蜸糮繿

Example Words

Common

功臣 
大臣 

Uncommon

俯首称臣 (俯首稱臣)
君臣 
奸臣 
家臣 
微臣 
朝臣 
臣子 
臣服 
臣民 
丰臣秀吉 (豐臣秀吉)
车臣 (車臣)

RareShow 35

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.