Chen
proper noun
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛn/
name
Etymology: From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.
- A surname from Chinese.
“Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.”
noun
Etymology: From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.
- A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.