How to write 陳

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 陳

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 陳

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Meaning of 陳

Pinyin chén

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

arrange / exhibit / narrate / tell / old / stale / a surname / to state / to display / to explain / (surname)

Usage

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陳 Chén 1. Display; arrange. 陳列；排列。 2. Line; formation. 行列。 3. State the above; express. 向上述說。 4. Publicize; show. 公布；顯示。 5. Employ; apply. 施展；施用。 6. The passage from the hall to the yard gate. 堂下至院門的通道。 7. Old; antiquated. 久；陳舊。 8. Many; multitude. 眾。 9. Same as "田" (field); fields. 通“田”。田野。 10. Ancient country name; the capital was located in present-day eastern Henan and northern Anhui. 古國名。在今河南省東部和安徽省北部一帶。 11. Ancient administrative region name; was established by the Northern Zhou dynasty, originally located in present-day Henan Province. 古州名。北周改信州置，治所在秣陵县（今河南省沈丘县南）。 12. Name of a dynasty; one of the Southern Dynasties, established in 557 by Chen Baxian, capital at Jian Kang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). 朝代名。南朝之一。西元557年陳霸先代梁稱帝，國號陳，建都建康（今江蘇省南京市）。 13. Surname. 姓。 Note: The character “陳” can also refer to military formations or troop arrangements, as it was historically used to describe battle array (陣) in the context of military strategy.