Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chen
- 晨dawn; morning
- 辰time; day; stars
- 宸imperial palace
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters晨辰宸琛
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chen in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chen is a Mandarin Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the characters, for example 晨 (dawn) or 琛 (gem).
Possible characters for Chen
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 晨
dawn; morning
Mandarin chén
attested
- 辰
time; day; stars
Mandarin chén
- 宸
imperial palace
Mandarin chén
- 琛
treasure; gem
Mandarin chēn
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Chen
Chen is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin spelling. The character 晨 (dawn, morning) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other options include 辰 (time, stars), 宸 (imperial palace) and 琛 (gem). Chen is also the pinyin spelling of the surname 陳, but this page covers it as a given-name syllable. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Chen
Sources
- Wiktionary: 晨 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 辰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宸 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 琛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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