Chinese Notes

臣 chén

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)
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)
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)
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)
chén proper noun Chen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '臣' n 4)
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)
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)
chén noun a subject
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '臣' 1, p. 46; Mathews 1931 '臣', p. 40)

Contained in

谋臣猛将(謀臣猛將) strategic experts and powerful generals
臣虏(臣虜) slave
财务大臣(財務大臣) finance minister
不能臣使 not able to bring into subjection
贞臣(貞臣) an upright and loyal minister
谋臣武将(謀臣武將) strategic experts and powerful generals
讥臣(譏臣) ridicule the ministers
臣妾印 a subject or concubine seal
臣子 an official in feudal court / a subject
爱臣(愛臣) favorite ministers
忠臣 faithful official
谗臣(讒臣) a slanderous official
重臣 important minister / major figure in government
小臣 a minor official ; a court eunuch
谋臣(謀臣) imperial strategic adviser / expert on strategy
臣庶 subjects [of a ruler]
不臣 to fail in official duties ; to fail in etiquette
俯首称臣(俯首稱臣) to bow before / to capitulate
朝臣 court councilor
臣服 to acknowledge allegiance / to serve / to be subject to ; to admit defeat
逆臣 rebellious minister
贰臣(貳臣) turncoat official
臣民 subject
直臣 an upright or frank minister
臣僚 court official
史臣 official in charge of public records
争臣(爭臣) minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
船政大臣 Minister of Navy during Qing times
谋臣如雨(謀臣如雨) strategic experts as thick as rain / no shortage of advisers on strategy
幸臣 favorite minister
臣下 an official in feudal court
贤臣(賢臣) a worthy official
信谗臣(信讒臣) trusted slanderous officials
臣工 all statesmen and officials
弄臣 minister for entertainment
内阁总理大臣(內閣總理大臣) formal title of the Japanese prime minister
掌玺大臣(掌璽大臣) chancellor (rank in various European states) / grand chancellor
柄臣 powerful official / big shot
名臣 important official or statesman (in feudal China)

Also contained in

宠臣、丰臣秀吉、梅尧臣、诤臣、开国功臣、文臣、吴任臣、车臣、李舜臣、微臣、议政王大臣、中臣鎌足

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Truncated for common words

卷三十七 Scroll 37 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 233
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: 123
《扁鵲倉公列傳》 Biographies of Bian Que and the Duke of Cang Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 112
襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 104
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: 104
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
卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 96
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: 96

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: 20
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
厥臣 (厥臣) 臣克艱厥臣 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 3
献臣 (獻臣) 汝劼毖殷獻臣 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書酒誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement about Drunkenness — 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
臣人 (臣人) 臣人克有常憲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書胤征 Xia Shu - Punitive Expedition of Yin — count: 2
奔走臣 (奔走臣) 奔走臣我 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書多士 Zhou Shu - Numerous Officers — count: 2