name
Meaning 1
A surname from Chinese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Chen
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/t͡ʃɛn/
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rhymes with -ɛn
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CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, ethnic, offensive, slur
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
wild goose having white adult plumage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subgenus Chen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird genus
History
Etymology
From Mandarin 陳/陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.