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chén · minister, statesman, official, vassal

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臣
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6Total strokes

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臣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 臣

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chénWords pronounced chén
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Example sentences

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Lǐng zhǔ duì tā de chén mín yǒu jué duì quán lì.领主对他的臣民有绝对权力。

The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

Source: Tatoeba #334772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén yào xuǎn zé shì sǐ wáng huán shì chén fú.我們要選擇是死亡還是臣服。

We have the alternative of death and submission.

Source: Tatoeba #5948459 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chē chén rén qīng xiàng dú lì.车臣人倾向独立。

Chechens have inclinations towards independence.

Source: Tatoeba #7771957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì zài gé luó zī ní xué xí jū chén yǔ.我的夢想是在格羅茲尼學習車臣語。

My dream is to study Chechen in Grozny.

Source: Tatoeba #10326123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pǔ tiān zhī xià, mò fēi wáng tǔ; lǜ tǔ zhī bīn, mò fēi wáng chén.溥天之下，莫非王土；率土之滨，莫非王臣。

Under the vast heaven, no land is not the king's land; at the edges of the land, no one is not the king's subject.

Source: Tatoeba #12705200 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liáng qín zé mù ér qī, xián chén zé zhǔ ér shì.良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。

A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.

Source: Tatoeba #392246 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 臣 in context

  1. Say chén, then recall the core meaning: minister, statesman, official, vassal.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 大臣 (dà chén), meaning “chancellor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 臣 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.