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Chen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɛn/

Etymology

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.

Meanings

1. (US, ethnic, offensive, slur) A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

Forms

Chen en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɛn/

Etymology

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese.
   • Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government. 2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022, World News:

Forms

Relateds

Chan · Trần · Tan