| 陈 | chen2 | old |
| 陈述 | chen2 shu4 | to declare |
| 陈列 | chen2 lie4 | to exhibit |
| 陈毅 | 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 |
| 新陈代谢 | xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 | metabolism (biology) |
| 陈奂 | chen2 huan4 | |
| 陈明 | chen2 ming2 | |
| 陈旧 | chen2 jiu4 | as before |
| 陈平 | chen2 ping2 | |
| 陈胜 | chen2 sheng4 | |
| 陈乞 | chen2 qi3 | |
| 陈腐 | chen2 fu3 | clichd |
| 陈天华 | chen2 tian1 hua4 | Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905 |