臣
word C2- state official or subject in dynastic China
- I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
- Kangxi radical 131
Other readings
- Chénsurname Chen
Words with it
- 大臣 dà chén chancellor
- 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official
- 臣民 chén mín subject
- 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official
- 臣服 chén fú to acknowledge allegiance to
- 外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén Foreign Secretary
- 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers
- 重臣 zhòng chén important minister
- 朝臣 cháo chén court councilor
- 奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official
From the library
宦者令缪贤曰：「臣舍人蔺相如可使。
」对曰：「臣尝有罪，窃计欲亡走燕，臣舍人相如止臣，曰：『君何以知燕王？
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