臣 chén

1. chén noun minister; statesman; official
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '臣' n 2; Kroll 2015 '臣' 2, p. 46; Mathews 1931 '臣', p. 40; Rouzer 2007, p. 35; Unihan '臣'; XHZD '臣' 3. p. 82)
2. chén noun Kangxi radical 131
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '臣' n 5)
3. chén noun a slave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 奴隶 (Guoyu '臣' n 1; Kroll 2015 '臣' 3, p. 46; XHZD '臣' 1. p. 82)
4. chén pronoun you
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A respectful form of address for a more senior figure; or meaning 'I' if spoken by the official (Guoyu '臣' n 3; Kroll 2015 '臣' 1a, p. 46; Mathews 1931 '臣', p. 40; Rouzer 2007, p. 235; XHZD '臣' 2. p. 82)
5. chén proper noun Chen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '臣' n 4)
6. chén verb to obey; to comply
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of服从; as in 称臣 'become the subject of a ruler' (Guoyu '臣' v 1; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 421)
7. chén verb to command; to direct
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of统率 (Guoyu '臣' v 2; Kroll 2015 '臣' 1b, p. 46)
8. chén noun a subject
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '臣' 1, p. 46; Mathews 1931 '臣', p. 40)

Contained in

• 直臣 an upright or frank minister
• 名为外臣(名爲外臣) nominally a foreign vassal
• 臣宦 a state official
• 位极人臣(位極人臣) to have reached the highest official positions
• 贰臣(貳臣) turncoat official
• 争臣(爭臣) minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
• 大臣 chancellor; minister
• 谋臣猛将(謀臣猛將) strategic experts and powerful generals
• 俯首称臣(俯首稱臣) to bow before ; to capitulate
• 名臣 important official or statesman (in feudal China)
• 功臣 a minister who has given outstanding service ; someone who meritoriously completes a task
• 臣民 subject
• 爱臣(愛臣) favorite ministers
• 家臣 a counselor
• 掌玺大臣(掌璽大臣) chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor
• 逆臣 rebellious minister
• 防卫大臣(防衛大臣) minister of defense (especially in Japan)
• 奸臣 a treacherous official
• 小臣 a minor official ; a court eunuch
• 不能臣使 not able to bring into subjection
• 朝臣 court councilor
• 史臣 official in charge of public records
• 臣顺(臣順) to pledge allegiance to
• 姦臣 a treacherous official
• 弄臣 minister for entertainment
• 称臣(稱臣) to become the subject of a ruler
• 臣下 an official in feudal court
• 使臣 court official ; public security official ; palace music official
• 臣属(臣屬) official in feudal court; subject
• 不臣 to fail in official duties ; to fail in etiquette
• 近臣 a member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle
• 不臣之心 a heart that is not loyal
• 臣僚 court official
• 谋臣武将(謀臣武將) strategic experts and powerful generals
• 骨鲠之臣(骨鯁之臣) fish bone of a minister; person one can rely on for candid criticism
• 君臣 a ruler and his ministers
• 内阁总理大臣(內閣總理大臣) formal title of the Japanese prime minister
• 臣仆(臣僕) slaves and servants
• 贤臣(賢臣) a worthy official
• 功臣配享 recognition for a worthy official

Also contained in

中臣鎌足 、 外交大臣 、 议政王大臣 、 车臣 、 宠臣 、 财政大臣 、 人臣 、 诤臣 、 丰臣秀吉 、 李舜臣 、 王臣

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三十七 Scroll 37 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 231
• 卷二百五十八 列傳第一百四十六 許譽卿 華允誠 魏呈潤 毛羽健 吳執御 章正宸 黃紹杰 傅朝佑 姜埰 熊開元 詹爾選 湯開遠 成勇 陳龍正 Volume 258 Biographies 146: Xu Yuqing, Hua Yuncheng, Wei Chengrun, Mao Yujian, Wu Zhiyu, Zhang Zhengchen, Huang Shaojie, Fu Chaoyou, Jiang 埰, Xiong Kaiyuan, Zhan Erxuan, Tang Kaiyuan, Cheng Yong, Chen Longzheng History of Ming 明史 — count: 133
• 卷二百五十九 列傳第一百四十七 楊鎬 袁應泰 熊廷弼 袁崇煥 趙光抃 Volume 259 Biographies 147: Yang Gao, Yuan Yingtai, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Guangbian History of Ming 明史 — count: 122
• 《扁鵲倉公列傳》 Biographies of Bian Que and the Duke of Cang Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 112
• 卷四 魏書四 三少帝紀 Volume 4: Book of Wei 4 - Annals of the three young emperors Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 104
• 卷三十八 Scroll 38 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 103
• 卷二百五十五 列傳第一百四十三 劉宗周 黃道周 Volume 255 Biographies 143: Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou History of Ming 明史 — count: 100
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 100
• 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 95
• 卷二十二　本紀第二十二: 武宗一 Volume 22 Annals 22: Wuzong 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 93

Collocations

• 臣闻 (臣聞) 臣聞愛子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 23
• 商臣 (商臣) 大子商臣譖子上曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 羣臣 (羣臣) 衞文公能正其羣臣而刺在位 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧相鼠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Xiang Shu — count: 4
• 虎臣 (虎臣) 進厥虎臣 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧常武 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Chang Wu — count: 3
• 三臣 (三臣) 若不從三臣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 2
• 臣达 (臣達) 以厥庶民暨厥臣達大家 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 梓材 Zhou Shu - Timber of the Rottlera — count: 2
• 为人臣 (為人臣) 男為人臣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 舜臣 (舜臣) 舜臣堯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
• 臣尧 (臣堯) 舜臣堯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
• 陪臣 (陪臣) 陪臣敢辭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2