Keyword
to exhibit
- to display
- to plead
- surname
- Frequency
- #935
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
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Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
陈
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
陈述
to state; to declare
陈列
to display; to exhibit
陈云
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
陈独秀
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
陈水扁
Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008
陈旧
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
陈毅
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
新陈代谢
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
陈年
(of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding
陈设
to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings
陈腐
trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality; platitude
推陈出新
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
陈伯达
Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism
陈词
(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court); stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks
陈凯歌
Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director
陈冲
Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director
陈尸
to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)
陈词滥调
cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype
陈冠希
Edison Chen (1980–), Hong Kong Canadian actor, singer and fashion entrepreneur
陈列室
exhibition room; display room
陈情
to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority
陈仓
ancient name of Baoji City 宝鸡市 (BǎojīShì), Shaanxi; Chencang district of Baoji City
陈奕迅
Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor