谌

諶

chén

甚 + 讠

Definitions

chén surname Chen

chén faithful; sincere

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 甚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諶.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 甚

About

谌 is a phono-semantic compound: the left side, 讠 (simplified from 言 'speech'), indicates the meaning, and the right side, 甚, gives the sound. Its traditional form is 諶, using the full radical 言. Originally the character conveyed sincerity, faithfulness, or truthfulness in one's words, a sense now found mainly in classical texts, but in modern usage it functions almost exclusively as a surname.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

谌先生是我们的老师。

Chén xiānsheng shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.

Mr. Chen is our teacher.

谌同学很聪明。

Chén tóngxué hěn cōngmíng.

Classmate Chen is very smart.

谌女士在银行工作。

Chén nǚshì zài yínháng gōngzuò.

Ms. Chen works in a bank.

昨天谌经理介绍了新项目。

Zuótiān Chén jīnglǐ jièshào le xīn xiàngmù.

Yesterday, Manager Chen introduced the new project.

谌教授的研究很有价值。

Chén jiàoshòu de yánjiū hěn yǒu jiàzhí.

Professor Chen's research is very valuable.

如果你有问题可以咨询谌顾问。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu wèntí kěyǐ zīxún Chén gùwèn.

If you have any questions, you can consult Advisor Chen.

谌工程师设计的方案获得了大奖。

Chén gōngchéngshī shèjì de fàng'àn huòdé le dàjiǎng.

The plan designed by Engineer Chen won a big award.

尽管面临挑战谌博士依然坚持她的实验。

Jǐnguǎn miànlín tiǎozhàn Chén bóshì yīrán jiānchí tā de shíyàn.

Despite facing challenges, Dr. Chen still perseveres with her experiment.

Related Characters

Component: 甚

Component: 讠