# 陳

| 陳 | U+9673, &#38515; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9673 |
| ← 陲 [U+9672] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 陴 → [U+9674] |

## Translingual
### Han character

陳 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓中木田 (NLDW), four-corner 7529$_6$, composition ⿰阝東)

#### Derived characters

* 樄 敶 蔯 䨯 螴 𠼂 𭒜 𢠣 𢴟 𣼼 𮁂 𨼤 𮔽

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1353, character 19
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41698
* Dae Jaweon: page 1856, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4136, character 1
* Unihan data for U+9673

## Chinese

* 陳姓 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 陳氏 (Cantonese)
* 陳姓 (Gan)
* Chhṳ̀n (siang) (Hakka)
* Dìng (sáng) (Eastern Min)
* Tân (sèⁿ) (Southern Min)

### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 陳 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 陳 | *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs |
| 敶 | *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs |
| 陣 | *l'iŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'iŋ, *l'iŋs): semantic 阜 (“mound”) + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ) – to display; to arrange.

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chén (chen$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cen$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): can$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): cin$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ciin$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀n
    (Hailu, HRS): chin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): cen$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ceng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): děng
* Eastern Min (BUC): dìng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ding$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tîn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ting$^5$ / cing$^5$ / ding$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): qieng$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zen
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chén
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chén
*** Wade–Giles: chʻên$^2$
*** Yale: chén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chern
*** Palladius: чэнь (čɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: cen$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cen
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰən²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: can$^4$
*** Yale: chàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: cin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰin²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ciin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀n
*** Hakka Romanization System: ciin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: cin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨn¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: chin
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: cen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰən¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ceng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: děng
*** Sinological IPA : /teiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dìng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ding$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîn
*** Tâi-lô: tîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diin
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /tin²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ting$^5$ / cing$^5$ / ding$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thîng / tshîng / tîng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/, /tiŋ⁵⁵/
* ting5 - “to exhibit; to display; to explain; old”;
* cing5 - used in 陳皮;
* ding5 - used in 鋪陳 (“bedding”).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit陳 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/ /t͡sʰən⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʃʰə̃⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰən²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰən³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰen²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəŋ²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zən¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zen²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡zaŋ³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /d͡zən¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰən¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʃʰen¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tin³⁵/ /tan³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /teiŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /taŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sin³¹/ /ʔdaŋ³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: drin
Rime :
| Character | 陳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (44) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直珍切 |
| Baxter | drin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖˠiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖᵚin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡien/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖjin/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡjĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡǐĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | can$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lri[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'iŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 陳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chén |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ drin › |
| Old Chinese | /*lri[n]/ |
| English | arrange |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 陳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1392 |
| Phonetic component | 陳 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 陳 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'iŋ/ |
| Notes | 同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜， 會層列意，非申聲 |

#### Definitions

陳
* to exhibit; to display
    陳設／陈设 ― chénshè ― to exhibit
* to explain
    陳述／陈述 ― chénshù ― to describe
* old; ancient
    陳年／陈年 ― chénnián ― old

##### Synonyms

* (to exhibit): 編排／编排 (biānpái), 排列 (páiliè)
* (to explain):
* 交代 (jiāodài)
* 介紹 / 介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
* 分解 (fēnjiě)
* 拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 解說 / 解说 (jiěshuō)
* 解釋 / 解释 (jiěshì)
* 訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
* 說 / 说
* 說明 / 说明 (shuōmíng)
* 說解 / 说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
* 講明 / 讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
* 講解 / 讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
* 開釋 / 开释 (kāishì) (literary)
* 闡明 / 阐明 (chǎnmíng)
* 闡發 / 阐发 (chǎnfā)
* 闡說 / 阐说 (chǎnshuō)
* 闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
* 闡釋 / 阐释 (chǎnshì)
* (old):
* 古板 (gǔbǎn)
* 封建 (fēngjiàn) (informal)
* 老式 (lǎoshì)
* 老時 / 老时 (Hakka)
* 背時 / 背时 (bèishí) (Central Plains Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou, Wu)
* 舊落咆 / 旧落咆 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 舊落落 / 旧落落 (Hokkien)
* 迂腐 (yūfǔ)
* 退時 / 退时 (Hokkien)
* 過時 / 过时 (guòshí)
* 陳腐 / 陈腐 (chénfǔ)
* 陳舊 / 陈旧 (chénjiù)

#### Compounds

* 下陳 / 下陈
* 乏善可陳 / 乏善可陈 (fáshànkěchén)
* 二陳湯 / 二陈汤
* 備陳 / 备陈
* 六陳 / 六陈 (liùchén)
* 六陳鋪 / 六陈铺
* 具陳 / 具陈
* 出陳布新 / 出陈布新
* 徒陳空文 / 徒陈空文
* 慷慨陳詞 / 慷慨陈词
* 抄陳 / 抄陈
* 指陳 / 指陈 (zhǐchén)
* 推陳出新 / 推陈出新 (tuīchénchūxīn)
* 擊鐘陳鼎 / 击钟陈鼎
* 敷陳 / 敷陈
* 新陳代謝 / 新陈代谢 (xīnchén dàixiè)
* 星陳夙駕 / 星陈夙驾
* 條陳 / 条陈
* 橫陳 / 横陈 (héngchén)
* 水陸畢陳 / 水陆毕陈 (shuǐlù bì chén)
* 水陸雜陳 / 水陆杂陈
* 略陳管見 / 略陈管见
* 直陳 / 直陈
* 稟陳 / 禀陈
* 粟陳貫朽 / 粟陈贯朽
* 臚陳 / 胪陈 (lúchén)
* 自陳 / 自陈 (zìchén)
* 草具之陳 / 草具之陈
* 茵陳 / 茵陈 (yīnchén)
* 茵陳蒿 / 茵陈蒿 (yīnchénhāo)
* 貫朽粟陳 / 贯朽粟陈
* 買陳貨 / 买陈货
* 通陳 / 通陈
* 部陳 / 部陈
* 鋪陳 / 铺陈 (pūchén)
* 附陳 / 附陈
* 陳事 / 陈事 (chénshì)
* 陳人 / 陈人
* 陳列 / 陈列 (chénliè)
* 陳列所 / 陈列所 (chénlièsuǒ)
* 陳力就列 / 陈力就列
* 陳器 / 陈器
* 陳套 / 陈套 (chéntào)
* 陳屍 / 陈尸 (chénshī)
* 陳師鞠旅 / 陈师鞠旅
* 陳帳 / 陈帐
* 陳年 / 陈年 (chénnián)
* 陳情 / 陈情 (chénqíng)
* 陳情書 / 陈情书
* 陳情表 / 陈情表
* 陳書 / 陈书
* 陳狀 / 陈状
* 陳玄 / 陈玄
* 陳病 / 陈病
* 陳皮 / 陈皮 (chénpí)
* 陳皮梅 / 陈皮梅 (chénpíméi)
* 陳米 / 陈米 (chénmǐ)
* 陳紹 / 陈绍 (chénshào)
* 陳編 / 陈编
* 陳義過高 / 陈义过高
* 陳腐 / 陈腐 (chénfǔ)
* 陳腔濫調 / 陈腔滥调 (chénqiānglàndiào)
* 陳舊 / 陈旧 (chénjiù)
* 陳見 / 陈见
* 陳規 / 陈规 (chénguī)
* 陳規陋習 / 陈规陋习 (chénguīlòuxí)
* 陳言 / 陈言 (chényán)
* 陳言務去 / 陈言务去
* 陳設 / 陈设 (chénshè)
* 陳訴 / 陈诉 (chénsù)
* 陳詩 / 陈诗
* 陳說 / 陈说 (chénshuō)
* 陳請 / 陈请 (chénqǐng)
* 陳貨 / 陈货 (chénhuò)
* 陳跡 / 陈迹 (chénjì)
* 陳述 / 陈述 (chénshù)
* 陳述句 / 陈述句 (chénshùjù)
* 陳遵投轄 / 陈遵投辖
* 陳酒 / 陈酒 (chénjiǔ)
* 陳醋 / 陈醋 (chéncù)
* 陳鍊 / 陈炼
* 陳陳相因 / 陈陈相因 (chénchénxiāngyīn)
* 陳食 / 陈食
* 陳首 / 陈首
* 陳墨 / 陈墨
* 陳鼎擊鐘 / 陈鼎击钟
* 雜陳 / 杂陈
* 面陳 / 面陈

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chén (chen$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cen$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): can$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): cin$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ciin$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀n
    (Hailu, HRS): chin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): cen$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ceng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): děng
* Eastern Min (BUC): dìng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dang$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): dang$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zen
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chén
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chén
*** Wade–Giles: chʻên$^2$
*** Yale: chén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chern
*** Palladius: чэнь (čɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: cen$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cen
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰən²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: can$^4$
*** Yale: chàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: cin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰin²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ciin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀n
*** Hakka Romanization System: ciin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: cin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨn¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: chin
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: cen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰən¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ceng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: děng
*** Sinological IPA : /teiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dìng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: deng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tân
*** Tâi-lô: tân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daan
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tan²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Singapore): /tan²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tan¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tâng
*** Sinological IPA : /taŋ⁵⁵/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: dang$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /taŋ²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zen
*** MiniDict: zen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sən¹³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit陳 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/ /t͡sʰən⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʃʰə̃⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰən²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰən³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰen²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəŋ²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zən¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zen²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡zaŋ³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /d͡zən¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰən¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʃʰen¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tin³⁵/ /tan³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /teiŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /taŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sin³¹/ /ʔdaŋ³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: drin
Rime :
| Character | 陳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (44) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直珍切 |
| Baxter | drin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖˠiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖᵚin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡien/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖjin/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡjĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡǐĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | can$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'iŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 陳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1392 |
| Phonetic component | 陳 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 陳 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'iŋ/ |
| Notes | 同敶見經典，右從敕象布種于山阜， 會層列意，非申聲 |

#### Definitions

陳
* (～國) (historical) state of Chen (vassal state during the Zhou dynasty)
* (～朝) (historical) Chen dynasty (557–589), the fourth and last of the Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
* a surname, listed tenth in the Baijiaxing: Chen, Chan, Chun, Chin, Tan
    陳子昂／陈子昂 ― Chén Zǐ'áng ― Chen Zi'ang (Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty)
    陳水扁／陈水扁 ― Chén Shuǐbiǎn ― Chen Shui-bian (President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2000-2008)

#### Compounds

* 上陳 / 上陈 (Shàngchén)
* 上陳橋 / 上陈桥 (Shàngchénqiáo)
* 下陳橋 / 下陈桥 (Xiàchénqiáo)
* 八斗陳思
* 在陳 / 在陈
* 在陳之厄 / 在陈之厄
* 暗度陳倉 / 暗度陈仓 (àndùchéncāng)
* 朝梁暮陳
* 朱陳 / 朱陈
* 朱陳之好 / 朱陈之好
* 汪陳 / 汪陈 (Wāngchén)
* 老世陳 / 老世陈 (Lǎoshìchén)
* 陳三五娘 / 陈三五娘
* 陳先 / 陈先 (Chénxiān)
* 陳八字 / 陈八字 (Chénbāzì)
* 陳化店 / 陈化店 (Chénhuàdiàn)
* 陳坡 / 陈坡 (Chénpō)
* 陳垸 / 陈垸 (Chényuàn)
* 陳場 / 陈场 (Chénchǎng)
* 陳媽媽 / 陈妈妈
* 陳家樓 / 陈家楼 (Chénjiālóu)
* 陳家沖 / 陈家冲 (Chénjiāchōng)
* 陳家港 / 陈家港 (Chénjiāgǎng)
* 陳家鋪 / 陈家铺 (Chénjiāpù)
* 陳寔遺盜 / 陈寔遗盗
* 陳巷 / 陈巷 (Chénxiàng)
* 陳平分肉 / 陈平分肉
* 陳店 / 陈店 (Chéndiàn)
* 陳後主 / 陈后主
* 陳思王 / 陈思王
* 陳橋 / 陈桥
* 陳橋兵變 / 陈桥兵变
* 陳武帝 / 陈武帝
* 陳池 / 陈池 (Chénchí)
* 陳河 / 陈河 (Chénhé)
* 陳渡 / 陈渡 (Chéndù)
* 陳港 / 陈港 (Chéngǎng)
* 陳瑤湖 / 陈瑶湖 (Chényáohú)
* 陳田 / 陈田 (Chéntián)
* 陳留 / 陈留 (Chénliú)
* 陳策樓 / 陈策楼 (Chéncèlóu)
* 陳莊 / 陈庄 (Chénzhuāng)
* 陳蔡之厄 / 陈蔡之厄
* 陳蕃一室 / 陈蕃一室
* 陳蕃下榻 / 陈蕃下榻
* 陳雷膠漆 / 陈雷胶漆
* 陳馬 / 陈马 (Chénmǎ)
* 陳黃 / 陈黄 (Chénhuáng)
* 雷陳膠漆 / 雷陈胶漆

#### Descendants

* → English: Chen, Ch'en, Chan, Chun, Chin, Tan, Tang

#### See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Warring States period 戰國 / 战国 |
| Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 |
| Xin 新 (～朝) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉 ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉 ||
| Wu 吳 / 吴 ||
| Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 |
| Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋 ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Western Wei 西魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Zhou 北周 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代) |
| Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (～朝, ～代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | Northern Song 北宋 |
| Southern Song 南宋 ||
| Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (～朝, ～代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (～朝, ～代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (～朝, ～代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 陳 – see 陣 (“short moment of time; formation; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 陣).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* to display
* to explain, to plead
* old, antiquated

#### Readings

* Go-on: じん (jin)
* Kan-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
* Kun: のぶ (nobu, 陳ぶ)、のべる (noberu, 陳べる)、ひなくれる (hinakureru, 陳くれる)、ひなこびる (hinakobiru, 陳こびる)、ひねる (hineru, 陳ねる)、ふるい (furui, 陳い)
* Nanori: のぶ (nobu)

#### Compounds

* 陳旧(ちんきゅう) (chinkyū)
* 陳述(ちんじゅつ) (chinjutsu)
* 陳謝(ちんしゃ) (chinsha)
* 陳列(ちんれつ) (chinretsu)
* 陳腐(ちんぷ) (chinpu)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 陳
* ちん Grade: S
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 陳 (MC drin|drinH).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡ɕĩɴ]

#### Proper noun

陳(ちん) • (Chin)
* Chen dynasty
* Chen (state)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 陳
* ひね Grade: S
* kun'yomi
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* 老成

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひね [híꜜnè] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [çine̞]

#### Noun

陳(ひね) • (hine)
* aging

##### Derived terms

* 陳(ひ)ねる (hineru)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕin]
* Phonetic hangul: [진]

### Hanja

陳 • (jin) (hangeul 진, revised jin, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)
* To spread, to lay out, to unfold.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

陳: Hán Nôm readings: trần
* Chữ Hán form of Trần (“a surname from Chinese”).
    陳國峻 ― Trần Quốc Tuấn

#### Readings

* Nôm: chằn, chặn, rần, trằn, trặn, trần, trận, trườn

#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999