陳 (can4 | chen2) : arrange, display; state, explain; stale

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陳

can4

chen2

[1] [v] arrange; display; lay out
[2] [v] state; explain; narrate
[3] [adj] old; stale; preserved for a long time
[4] [n] a common Chinese surname

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

陳 / 陈

Don't confuse with:
陣

This word has been viewed 19116 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Mar 2014 10:06

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陳詞濫調 can4 ci4 laam6 diu6 chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4 = cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype

陳列室 can4 lit6 sat1 = showroom

陳列 can4 lit6 chen2 lie4 = exhibit

新陳代謝 san1 can4 doi6 ze6 xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 = (idiom) metabolism; replace the old with the new

陳述 can4 seot6 chen2 shu4 = to declare; to state

陳舊 can4 gau6 chen2 jiu4 = tattered; ragged; worn out

陳皮 can4 pei4 = [TCM] dried tangerine or orange peel

陳皮梅 can4 pei4 mui4*2 = preserved prune; chan pei mui plum 粵

陳年 can4 nin4 chen2 nian2 = [adj] wine, etc. of many years' standing; vintage

陳年美酒 can4 nin4 mei5 zau2 chen2 nian2 mei3 jiu3 = old vintage wine
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Showing all 2 examples containing 陳

陳仔唔介意等多陣。粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer.
[The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]

陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+9673 (off-site link)

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