chèn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• chen — nonstandard
• ĉèn — very rare shorthand

Romanization

chèn (chen⁴, Zhuyin ㄔㄣˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儬
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儭／𠋆
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚫／𰈍
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夦
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫬／榇
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀇／㲿
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疢
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疹
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秠
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 积
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稯
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藽
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襯／衬
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 讖／谶
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趁
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趂
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闖／闯
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闠／阓
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齓
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齔／龀
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稱／称

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛŋ˨˩]

Verb

chèn • (躔, 𢷹)

1. to wedge; to chock; to insert something
2. to obstruct; to inhibit; to block (movement)
3. to bump aside; to dislodge; to displace

Noun

(classifier cục) chèn • (躔, 𢷹)

1. a wedge; chock; stopper

Derived terms

• chèn ép (“to hinder”)