chén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Ligurian

Noun

chén m pl

1. plural of càn

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• chen — nonstandard
• ĉén — very rare shorthand

Romanization

chén (chen², Zhuyin ㄔㄣˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塵／尘
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 宸
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尘
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 屒
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忱
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 愖
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敐
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 晨
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曟
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 桫
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梣
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 樄
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橒／枟
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沉
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湕
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 煁
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臣
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茞
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莀
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莐
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔯／𫈟
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薼
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螴／𰳄
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 訦／𰵒
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諶／谌
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趀
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軙
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 辰
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 迧
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈂／𬬵
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陈
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陳／陈
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霃
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鷐／𫜀
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麎

Romagnol

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcɛn/

Noun

chén m pl

1. plural of càn

Noun

chén f pl

1. plural of câna

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盞 (“small cup”, SV: trản).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) chén • (𡓥, 𥗜)

1. small handleless porcelain cup that can be held with three fingers for drinking rice alcohol or tea, similar to a small shot glass

   Chén Thánh ― the Holy Grail

   chén trà ― teacup

2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) small bowl that can be held in one hand, chiefly used for eating rice

   Synonym: bát

See also

• cốc; li; tách; tô

Derived terms

• chè chén
• chén bát
• chén đũa
• máy rửa chén
• tô chén

 

Verb

chén • (𡃹)

1. (informal, colloquial) to dine