Read Edit View history 陳 Chénchén exhibit, display Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Composed of 阝 and 東. The purpose of 東 is unclear. Pinyin Separate values with commas chén × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 陈 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 阝 is a component form of 阜. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 陳 Simp strokes 陳 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint The purpose of this component is unclear. 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571 569 L 615 578 Q 726 600 744 592 Q 754 585 746 555 Q 718 446 707 420 L 700 389 Z", "M 615 468 Q 643 474 671 478 Q 695 482 685 496 Q 673 511 647 515 Q 634 516 615 512 L 571 500 Q 532 487 499 474 Q 481 470 504 455 Q 507 452 571 460 L 615 468 Z", "M 615 377 Q 658 384 700 389 C 730 393 735 410 707 420 Q 680 433 615 412 L 570 403 Q 515 393 464 382 C 435 376 434 355 464 356 Q 471 356 482 357 Q 506 361 531 365 L 615 377 Z", "M 615 376 L 615 377 L 615 412 L 615 468 L 615 512 L 615 578 L 614 609 Q 614 652 618 689 L 624 738 Q 627 760 633 778 Q 642 794 639 808 Q 632 818 573 853 Q 548 869 527 853 Q 521 849 529 832 Q 566 780 567 721 L 568 677 Q 569 641 570 601 L 571 569 Q 571 563 572 556 Q 571 529 571 500 L 571 460 Q 570 432 570 403 L 570 334 Q 570 160 545 64 Q 535 25 562 -42 Q 569 -60 577 -63 Q 584 -70 591 -61 Q 600 -57 610 -35 Q 620 -8 618 24 Q 617 64 615 334 L 615 376 Z", "M 531 365 Q 495 244 238 83 Q 222 73 236 70 Q 275 66 370 124 Q 433 170 489 226 Q 531 271 555 312 Q 562 325 570 334 C 601 375 549 417 531 365 Z", "M 615 334 Q 693 225 794 107 Q 813 86 844 88 Q 950 92 985 98 Q 995 99 996 105 Q 996 111 982 118 Q 826 176 760 237 Q 691 297 615 376 C 594 398 597 358 615 334 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.