chèn

• chen — nonstandard
• ĉèn — very rare shorthand

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

Possibly descends from an instrumental *-r- infixed derivative of the proto-form of xen (see also such pairs as chèo and xeo as well as chày and xay). If true, then the verbal sense is converted from the nominal sense.

Both xen and chèn may also be related to chen.

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

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

(classifier cục) chèn • (躔, 𢷹)

1. a wedge; chock; stopper