1. 陈

陈

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  • 525th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
陈→
阝东
2Radical
陈→
阝town乚second一one小small
3Graphical
陈→
丨㇌乚一亅八

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.

Example Words

Common

新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
陈冠希 (陳冠希)
陈奕迅 (陳奕迅)

Uncommon

推陈出新 (推陳出新)
铺陈 (鋪陳)
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)
陈词 (陳詞)
陈说 (陳說)
陈述 (陳述)
陈醋 (陳醋)

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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.
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