"Chen" meaning in English

See Chen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɛn/ Forms: Ch'en [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Mandarin 陳/陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|陳|Chén}} 陳/陈 (Chén), {{doublet|en|Tan|Chan|Tran}} Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chen
  1. A surname from Chinese. Related terms: Chan [Cantonese, variant], Tan [Hokkien, variant], Trần (english: Vietnamese variant)
    Sense id: en-Chen-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛn/ Forms: Chens [plural], Ch'en [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Mandarin 陳/陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|陳|Chén}} 陳/陈 (Chén), {{doublet|en|Tan|Chan|Tran}} Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chen (plural Chens)
  1. (US, ethnic slur, offensive) A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker. Tags: US, ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-Chen-en-noun-7qfRaUKX Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61

Inflected forms

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