Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese Scripts 陈(Chinese) 陳(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂʰən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 陈 (chén) meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient" and also referring to the former state of Chen, which existed in what is now Henan province from the 11th to 5th centuries BC. Related NamesDetails RootchénVariantsChan(Chinese (Cantonese)) Tan(Chinese (Hokkien)) Other Languages & CulturesTrần, Tran(Vietnamese) User SubmissionChen Categories bassoonists, Family Affair characters, fashion designers, folk heroes, isograms, Quantico characters, Virtua Tennis opponent characters