Memory phrase for the character: 陈
陈
Meaning
to exhibit, to display, old, stale Pronunciation chén Explanation Left: hill 阝, right: east 东 (=東 The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.)
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If a hill is exhibited in the east, it will be an old-stale exhibit. Radicals
阝
hill This radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
東
east In this radical, the sun rises 日 behind a tree 木 in the east. The radical has been simplified to 东.
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陈毅 Chén yì
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
陈述 chén shù
an assertion; to declare; to state
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
陈仲琳 Chén Zhòng lín
Xu Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin Ming novelist
敷陈 fū chén
to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative
陈恭尹 Chén Gōng yǐn
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
陈炯明 Chén Jiǒng míng
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
陈奕迅 Chén Yì xùn
Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
陈忱 Chén Chén
Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet
陈忱 Chén Chén
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