| 1 | 陈 | 陳 | chén | Chen2 | to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale; surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 | | |
| 2 | 陈毅 | 陳毅 | chén yì | Chen2 Yi4 | Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 | | |
| 3 | 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dài xiè | xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 陈述 | 陳述 | chén shù | chen2 shu4 | an assertion; to declare; to state | | |
| 5 | 陈旧 | 陳舊 | chén jiù | chen2 jiu4 | old-fashioned | | |
| 6 | 陈列 | 陳列 | chén liè | chen2 lie4 | to display; to exhibit | | |
| 7 | 陈独秀 | 陳獨秀 | chén dú xiù | Chen2 Du2 xiu4 | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 | | |
| 8 | 陈炯明 | 陳炯明 | chén jiǒng míng | Chen2 Jiong3 ming2 | Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong | | |
| 9 | 陈设 | 陳設 | chén shè | chen2 she4 | to display; to set out; furnishings | | |
| 10 | 陈建仁 | 陳建仁 | chén jiàn rén | Chen2 Jian4 ren2 | Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020 | | |
| 11 | 陈胜 | 陳勝 | chén shèng | Chen2 Sheng4 | Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义 | | |
| 12 | 陈胜吴广起义 | 陳勝吳廣起義 | chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì | Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4 | Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty | | |
| 13 | 陈其迈 | 陳其邁 | chén qí mài | Chen2 Qi2 mai4 | Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-) | | |
| 14 | 陈庆炎 | 陳慶炎 | chén qìng yán | Chen2 Qing4 yan2 | Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017 | | |
| 15 | 陈醋 | 陳醋 | chén cù | chen2 cu4 | mature vinegar | | |
| 16 | 陈词俗套 | 陳詞俗套 | chén cí sú tào | chen2 ci2 su2 tao4 | conventional phrases (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 陈词滥调 | 陳詞濫調 | chén cí làn diào | chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4 | cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype | | |
| 18 | 陈词 | 陳詞 | chén cí | chen2 ci2 | to state one's views; speech; statement; plea | | |
| 19 | 直陈 | 直陳 | zhí chén | zhi2 chen2 | to say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account; to disclose | | |
| 20 | 陈腐 | 陳腐 | chén fǔ | chen2 fu3 | trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality; platitude | | |
| 21 | 陈仓 | 陳倉 | chén cāng | Chen2 cang1 | ancient name of Baoji City 宝鸡市 , Shaanxi; Chencang district of Baoji City | | |
| 22 | 陈伯达 | 陳伯達 | chén bó dá | Chen2 Bo2 da2 | Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism | | |
| 23 | 陈规 | 陳規 | chén guī | chen2 gui1 | outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways | | |
| 24 | 陈规旧习 | 陳規舊習 | chén guī jiù xí | chen2 gui1 jiu4 xi2 | old rules and customs | | |
| 25 | 陈规陋习 | 陳規陋習 | chén guī lòu xí | chen2 gui1 lou4 xi2 | outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways | | |