CHINESE CHARACTER

陈 (chén): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chén

to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname

HSK 7-97 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

阝

Primary radical

阝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 陈.

阝 · 东

Visible components

陈 is decomposed as ⿰阝东.

STROKES · 7

Write 陈 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 陈

陈旧chénjiù

HSK 7-9 · old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

陈列chénliè

HSK 7-9 · to display; to exhibit

陈述chénshù

HSK 7-9 · to state; to declare

新陈代谢xīnchén-dàixiè

HSK 7-9 · metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)

Examples using 陈

陈述

我想撤回我之前的陈述。

Wǒ xiǎng chè huí wǒ zhī qián de chén shù。

I would like to retract my previous statement.

FAQ

What does 陈 (chén) mean in Chinese?

to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname

How do you write 陈 in stroke order?

陈 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 陈?

阝 is the radical in 陈. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 陈?

陈旧 (chénjiù): old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated; 陈列 (chénliè): to display; to exhibit; 陈述 (chénshù): to state; to declare.