南朝陈 náncháochén Chen dynasty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南朝 náncháo Southern Dynasties The four dynasties that ruled southern China from 420 to 589 following the fall of the Eastern Jin: the 宋 sòng, 齐 qí, 梁 liáng, and 陈 chén.陈 陳 chén Chen Dynasty one of the Southern Dynasties during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (557–589)