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臣

chén

state official or subject in dynastic China

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Meanings

chén

  1. state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  3. Kangxi radical 131

Chén name

  1. surname Chen

In sentences

良禽择木而栖liáng qín zé mù ér qī,贤xián臣chén择zé主zhǔ而ér事shì。A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master. #392246

溥pǔ天tiān之下zhī xià,莫非mò fēi王wáng土tǔ;率lǜ土tǔ之zhī滨bīn,莫非mò fēi王wáng臣chén。Under the vast heaven, no land is not the king's land; at the edges of the land, no one is not the king's subject. #12705200

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