臣下 chénxià officials Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chénxià officials · subjects 臣 chén subject A high official or a subject of a monarch in dynastic China下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or gradechénxià I 臣 chén I A humble way to say "I" or "me" used by officials when addressing the sovereign or in formal writing下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade