minister, official, subject of a ruler

Animated Stroke Order 臣

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shì
guó
wáng
zuì
xìn
rèn
de
chén

He is the king's most trusted minister.

2
jūn
zuì
zhōng
xiàng
guó
chén

The enemy army finally submitted to our country.

3
zhè
wèi
zhōng
chén
wèi
guó
jiā
xiàn
chū
le
shēng
mìng

This loyal official sacrificed his life for the country.

4
shì
guó
wáng
de
chén

He is the king's minister.

5
chén
men
zhèng
zài
kāi
huì
tǎo
lùn
guó
jiā
shì

The ministers are having a meeting to discuss important state affairs.

6
zhè
wèi
chén
qīng
lián
zhèng
zhí
zhù
chēng
shēn
shòu
bǎi
xìng
ài
dài

This minister is known for his integrity and honesty, and is deeply loved by the people.

7
shì
gōng
de
gōng
chén

He is a hero of the company.

8
zhè
wèi
xué
jiā
shì
guó
jiā
de
gōng
chén
yīn
wèi
míng
le
xīn
yào

This scientist is a national hero because he invented a new medicine.

9
zài
xiàng
chéng
gōng
wán
chéng
hòu
jīng
chēng
zàn
tuán
duì
zhōng
de
měi
rén
dōu
shì
gōng
chén

After the project was successfully completed, the manager praised everyone in the team as heroes.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1850
Zhuyinㄔㄣˊ
Components
UnicodeU+81E3
CangjieSLRH
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality