| chén | surname Chen/Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) |
| chén | to lay out/to exhibit/to display/to narrate/to state/to explain/to tell/old/stale |
| 陈 | surname Chen vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) |
| 陈世美 | From a character in a Beijing Opera play: a man who turns his favor from his lawful wife to a new lover. |
| 陈书 | History of Chen of the Southern dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls |
| 陈云 | Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist |
| 陈云林 | Chen Yunlin (1941-), Chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会 |
| 陈仁锡 | Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author |
| 陈仓 | ancient name of Bǎojī city 寶雞市|宝鸡市 |
| 陈仓区 | Chencang district of Bǎojī city 寶雞市|宝鸡市 |
| 陈仲琳 | Xu Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星 |
| 陈伯达 | Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism |
| 陈元光 | Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王 |
| 陈兵 | to deploy troops to mass troops |
| 陈再道 | Chen Zaidao |
| 陈冠希 | Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor |
| 陈冲 | Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress |
| 陈凯歌 | Chen Kaige, Fifth Generation movie director |
| 陈列 | to display to exhibit |
| 陈列台 | stall |
| 陈列品 | exhibit |
| 陈列室 | display room |