臣子 chénzǐ official Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chénzǐ official 臣 chén subject A high official or a subject of a monarch in dynastic China子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective rootschénzǐ I 臣 chén I A humble way to say "I" or "me" used by officials when addressing the sovereign or in formal writing子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots