Meanings
nounChen (plural Chens)
plural Chens · alternative Ch'en
- USethnicoffensiveslurA Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
proper nounChen (plural Chens)
plural Chens · alternative Ch'en
- A surname from Chinese.
Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.
2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022, World News
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Chen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chen
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“Chen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chen.
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