陈

chén

lay out; put on display, state; explain, old; stale

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lay out; old; stale

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lay out; old; stale

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chén

adj. old, stale

chén

v. arrange, exhibit, narrate, tell, state, display, explain

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1)

Chen2

surname Chen, vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC, Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

2)

chen2

to lay out, to exhibit, to display, to narrate, to state, to explain, to tell, old, stale

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陈(陳)

chén

动

（安放; 摆设） lay out; put on display

（叙说） state; explain:

此事当另函详陈。 The matter will be explained in detail in a separate letter.

形

（时间久的; 旧的） old; stale:

陈年老酒 old wine;

面包太陈不能吃了。 The bread is too stale to eat.

名

（朝代名， 南朝之一） the Chen Dynasty （557-589）， one of the Southern Dynasties

（周朝国名） Chen， a state in the Zhou Dynasty

（姓氏） a surname:

陈胜 Chen Sheng

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Ⅰ. 陳|陈 [Chén] ► surname Chen ► vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC ► Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

Ⅱ. 陳|陈 [chén] ► to lay out ► to exhibit ► to display ► to narrate ► to state ► to explain ► to tell ► old ► stale