Chen

See also: chen, chén, chèn, Chén, chēn, chěn, -chen, and ch'en

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “wild goose, Anser cinereus”)

Proper noun

Chen f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – often included in genus Anser, including the snow goose.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

Chen (plural Chens)

  1. (US, ethnic slur, offensive) A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

Proper noun

Chen

  1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

See also

  • Chan (Cantonese variant)
  • Tan (Hokkien variant)
  • Trần (Vietnamese variant)

Japanese

Romanization

Chen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of チェン
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