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
陈冲
chén chōng
Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director
陈奕迅
chén yì xùn
Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
陈云
chén yún
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
陈独秀
chén dú xiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
陈纳德
chén nà dé
Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊|飞虎队[Fei1 hu3 dui4], a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II
陈毅
chén yì
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
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]
陈仓区
chén cāng qū
Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
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