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陳 (Kangxi radical 170,阜+8, 11 strokes,cangjie input弓中木田 (NLDW),four-corner75296,composition⿰阝東)
| trad. | 陳 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 陈 | |
| alternative forms | 敶 | |

| Historical forms of the character陳 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*l'iŋ, *l'iŋs): semantic 阜(“mound”) + phonetic 東(OC*toːŋ) – to display; to arrange.
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
| Variety | Location | 陳 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/ |
| Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/ /t͡sʰən⁴⁵/ | |
| Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/ | |
| Qingdao | /tʃʰə̃⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/ | |
| Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/ | |
| Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡sʰən²¹³/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡sʰən³¹/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡sʰen²¹/ | |
| Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/ |
| Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəŋ²³/ |
| Suzhou | /zən¹³/ | |
| Hangzhou | /d͡zen²¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /d͡zaŋ³¹/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/ |
| Xiangtan | /d͡zən¹²/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰən¹¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /tʃʰen¹¹/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tin³⁵/ /tan³⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiŋ⁵³/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /teiŋ²¹/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /taŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /sin³¹/ /ʔdaŋ³¹/ |
| 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 | can4 |
| 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; | |
| 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 |
陳
| Variety | Location | 陳 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/ |
| Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵/ /t͡sʰən⁴⁵/ | |
| Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ⁴²/ | |
| Qingdao | /tʃʰə̃⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴²/ | |
| Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʰẽ²⁴/ | |
| Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡sʰən²¹³/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡sʰən³¹/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡sʰen²¹/ | |
| Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/ |
| Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəŋ²³/ |
| Suzhou | /zən¹³/ | |
| Hangzhou | /d͡zen²¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /d͡zaŋ³¹/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂən¹³/ |
| Xiangtan | /d͡zən¹²/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɨn²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰən¹¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /tʃʰen¹¹/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɐn²¹/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tin³⁵/ /tan³⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiŋ⁵³/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /teiŋ²¹/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /taŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /sin³¹/ /ʔdaŋ³¹/ |
| 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 | can4 |
陳
| For pronunciation and definitions of陳 – see陣 (“shortmoment oftime;formation; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of陣). |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 陳 |
| ちん Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
FromMiddle Chinese陳 (MC drin|drinH).
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 陳 |
| ひね Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
陳• (jin) (hangeul진,revised jin,McCune–Reischauer chin,Yale cin)