chen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"
Achang
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /tʃʰɛn˧/
- (Lianghe) [tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵]
- (Longchuan) [tsʰen⁵⁵]
- (Luxi) [tsʰən³⁵]
- (Xiandao) [tsʰɛn⁵⁵]
Noun
chen
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 17
Chuukese
Noun
chen
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛ̃/
Noun
chen
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keŋ/
Noun
chen m
- plural of can
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ĉen — very rare shorthand
Romanization
chen (chen5 / chen0, Zhuyin ˙ㄔㄣ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傖 / 伧
chen
- nonstandard spelling of chēn
- nonstandard spelling of chén
- nonstandard spelling of chěn
- nonstandard spelling of chèn
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Old French
Noun
chen oblique singular, m (oblique plural chens, nominative singular chens, nominative plural chen)
- (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of chien
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xʲen]
Preposition
chen
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xʲen͈]
Noun
chen
- alternative spelling of chenn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly related to xen and chèn.
Pronunciation
Verb
chen • (眞, , 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, , 旃, 𦍫)