• 525th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 1 character

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.

Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 673rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)to state • to tell • to narrate • to relate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

描述 
讲述 (講述)

Uncommon

上述 
口述 
复述 (復述)
叙述 (敘述)
综述 (綜述)
表述 
论述 (論述)
述说 (述說)
阐述 (闡述)
陈述 (陳述)

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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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