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Surname Chen

陳

Chen is a Chinese surname, the Mandarin spelling of 陳 (陈), a character that as a word means 'to exhibit'.

Characters for the surname Chen

The spelling Chen is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 陳

    to exhibit, display; to explain; old; surname

    Mandarin chén

    attested

  • 陈

    to exhibit, display; to explain; old; surname

    Mandarin chén

陳 all spellings of chén

Possible characters for Chen

Chen 陳 chén · Mandarin
In our records the spelling Chen stands for 陳.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
陳chén · Mandarin

Other spellings of the same character

  • Tan 陳Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Chan 陳Cantonese, Hokkien
  • Chin 陳Hakka, Cantonese
  • Chun 陳Cantonese
  • Ding 陳Foochow, Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Tang 陳Teochew, Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Ting 陳Foochow, Cantonese

About the surname Chen

Chen is the Mandarin (Hanyu Pinyin) spelling of the surname 陳 (simplified 陈). The same character is spelled Tan in Hokkien and Teochew, Chan in Cantonese and Chin in Hakka. 陳 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. As a word, 陳 means to exhibit or to explain.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 陳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 陈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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