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Character Decomposition
陈=阝+东
Etymology
To place 阝 facing east 东
Meanings
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display
(bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
old; stale
surname Chen
Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝
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Words with 陈 434 total
to deploy troops; to mass troops陈兵chén bīngancient name of Baoji City, Shaanxi · Chencang district of Baoji City陈仓Chén cāng(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court) · stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks陈词chén címature vinegar陈醋chén cùto display陈放chén fàngtrite · clichéd · empty and trite · banality · platitude陈腐chén fǔ
Idioms with 陈 37 total Chain
do a thing in secret · advance secretly along (or by) an unknown path · steal a march on暗度陈仓àn dù chén cānglit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang in 206 BC against Xiang Yu of Chu) · fig. to feign one thing while doing another · to cheat under cover of a diversion暗渡陈仓àn dù Chén cāng(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions陈陈相因chén chén xiāng yīncliché · commonplace · truism · stereotype陈词滥调chén cí làn diàolit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip陈谷子烂芝麻chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways陈规陋习chén guī lòu xí
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