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  can4   jyutping
  chen2 {zhen4}   pinyin
(1) [1] a Chinese family name [2] [v] arrange; exhibit; display; spread out [3] [v] tell; state; narrate; explain [4] old; stale; preserved for a long time [5] the name of a stat in the Spring and Autumn period [6] name of a dynasty (557-589) [7] [v] make public
(2) tactical deployment of troops

Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#170)
陳 / 陈

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This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007

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detail  can4 lit6 sat1   = showroom
detail  can4 lit6  chen2 lie4 = exhibit
detail  san1 can4 doi6 ze6  xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 = (idiom) metabolism; replace the old with the new
detail  can4 seot6  chen2 shu4 = to declare; to state
detail  can4 gau6  chen2 jiu4 = old fashioned
detail  can4 pei4 mui4*2   = preserved prune
detail  can4 nin4  chen2 nian2 = [adj] wine, etc. of many years' standing; vintage
detail  can4 nin4 mei5 zau2   = vintage wine
detail  can4 gau6 dik1  chen2 jiu4 de5 = [adj] antiquated, old-fashioned
detail  can4 seot6 dik1  chen2 shu4 de5 = [adj] presentational
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