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Chinese characters for “chen”

27 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

chēn

to pull

a county in Hunan province

treasure, valuables

to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold

to glare

Second tone

chén

沉

chén

to sink, to submerge

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

尘

chén

cinders, ashes, dust, dirt

6 strokes

臣

chén

minister, statesman, official, vassal

6 strokes

忱

chén

honesty, sincerity, zeal

early morning

to display, to exhibit

to sink, to submerge

imperial palace

to display, to exhibit

dawn, early morning

faithful, sincere

cinders, ashes, dust, dirt

faithful, sincere

to sink, to submerge

Third tone

chěn

碜

chěn

gritty

13 strokes

Fourth tone

chèn

趁

chèn

to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity

12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

underwear, lining

to lose one's baby teeth

coffin

prophecy

underwear, lining

prophecy

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shirt

early morning

to submerge

taciturn

heavy

old variant of 趁[chen4]

大臣dàchén

chancellor

灰尘huīchén

dust

凌晨língchén

very early in the morning

清晨qīngchén

early morning

Chinese characters for “chen”

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