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陳

exhibit, state, relate, explain

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • チン

Kun'yomi

  • ひ.ねる

Nanori

  • のぶ

Meaning

陳 centers on laying something out so it can be seen or understood: exhibiting objects, stating facts, relating a story, or explaining an idea.

Most common words using 陳

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  • 陳ちん

    Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en

  • 陳ひね

    becoming old

  • 陳列ちんれつ
    N1

    exhibition; display; putting on show

  • 陳腐ちんぷ
    N1

    stale; hackneyed; clichéd

  • 陳述ちんじゅつ

    statement; declaration

  • 陳情ちんじょう

    petition; appeal

  • 新陳代謝しんちんたいしゃ

    renewal; replacement; regeneration; rejuvenation

  • 陳謝ちんしゃ

    apology

  • 開陳かいちん

    stating (one's views); expressing

  • 具陳ぐちん

    report in detail; formal statement

  • 冒頭陳述ぼうとうちんじゅつ

    opening statement

  • 出陳しゅっちん

    submitting (something) to an exhibition

  • 前陳ぜんちん

    previous mention; mentioning previously

  • 宣誓陳述書せんせいちんじゅつしょ

    sworn statement

  • 平凡陳腐へいぼんちんぷ

    commonplace and stale; humdrum and hackneyed

  • 桂花陳酒けいかちんしゅ

    Cassia wine; osmanthus wine

  • 縷陳るちん

    detailed explanation

  • 計画的陳腐化けいかくてきちんぷか

    planned obsolescence

  • 陳こびるひねこびる

    to look old; to appear mature (e.g. of children)

  • 陳ねるひねる

    to age; to get old; to go stale

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Study

Etymology

陳 combines ⻖ (mound, hill) with 東, which likely contributes the sound. The original meaning may relate to arranging or displaying things in rows, perhaps like goods laid out on a hill or platform.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a mound ⻖ where someone has laid out items from the east 東 for everyone to see: an exhibit that states and explains their story.

Reading mnemonic

For チン, imagine a chin-high exhibit on the mound: chin -> チン, and you have to state what each item is.