陈
chén
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display
surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
mound (阝) + east (东) = lay out and display
The left side, 阝, is the mound or earthwork radical, evoking a raised platform or terrace. Things arranged and displayed on a raised earthen platform to the east gives the sense of setting out goods or presenting something formally.
桌上陈列着几件漂亮的瓷器。
zhuō shàng chén liè zhe jǐ jiàn piào liang de cí qì。
On the table are displayed several beautiful pieces of porcelain.
他向老师陈述了自己的想法。
tā xiàng lǎo shī chén shù le zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ。
He stated his ideas to the teacher.
Words with 陈
铺陈
pū chén
to arrange
陈仁锡
chén rén xī
Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author
陈仲琳
chén zhòng lín
Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]
陈伯达
chén bó dá
Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism
陈仓
chén cāng
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
陈仓区
chén cāng qū
Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
陈元光
chén yuán guāng
Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
陈兵
chén bīng
to deploy troops; to mass troops
陈其迈
chén qí mài
Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)
陈再道
chén zài dào
Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army
陈冠希
chén guān xī
Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
陈凯歌
chén kǎi gē
Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director