Chen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “wild goose, Anser cinereus”)

Proper noun

Chen f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – often included in genus Anser, including the snow goose.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anserinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chen caerulescens (snow goose), Chen rossii (Ross's goose), Chen canagica (emperor goose) - species

Derived terms

• Chenonetta
• Alopochen
• Cyanochen
• Neochen

References

• Chen (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anser on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chen on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'en (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

Chen (plural Chens)

1. (US, ethnic slur, offensive) A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

Proper noun

Chen

1. A surname from Chinese.
   • 2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 August 2022, World News‎^[2]:

     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.

See also

• Chan (Cantonese variant)
• Tan (Hokkien variant)
• Trần (Vietnamese variant)

Japanese

Romanization

Chen

1. Rōmaji transcription of チェン

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan and Chan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃen/, [ˈt͡ʃɛn]
• Rhymes: -en

Proper noun

Chen (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin