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chén
n. subject, minister, official under a feudal ruler; your servant (self-address used by officials when speaking to the emperor; (archaic) I, your faithfully (self-address to show modesty)
80%     120%
Other meanings
[chén]   radical. subject
    subject
'臣' is part of the following simplified words:
 卧 嚚 姫 宦 臣 臧 藏
'臣' is part of the following traditional words:
 嚚 堅 姫 宦 監 緊 腎 臣 臥 臧 臨 藏 豎 賢 贓 鹽
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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dà chén
n. minister of a monarchy, chancellor
gōng chén
n. minister who has given outstanding service
jūn chén
n. lord and minister
chén mín
n. subject (of a kingdom, ruler, etc.)
zhòng chén
nphr. important minister, major figure in government