| 臣 | [ chén ] surname Chen |
| 臣 | [ chén ] state official or subject in dynastic China, I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign), Kangxi radical 131 |
| 臣一主二 | [ chén yī zhǔ èr ] One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb) |
| 臣下 | [ chén xià ] official in feudal court, subject |
| 臣僕 | [ chén pú ] servant |
| 臣僚 | [ chén ] court official (in former times) |
| 臣妾 | [ chén qiè ] (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female), (archaic) male and female slaves, subjects (of a ruler) |
| 臣子 | [ chén zǐ ] official in feudal court, subject |
| 臣屬 | [ chén shǔ ] official in feudal court, subject |
| 臣服 | [ chén fú ] to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime), to serve |
| 臣民 | [ chén mín ] subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) |
| 臣虜 | [ chén lǔ ] slave |
| ⇒ 一朝天子一朝臣 | [ yī chaó tiān zǐ yī chaó chén ] new emperor, new officials (idiom), a new chief brings in new aides |
| ⇒ 亂臣賊子 | [ luàn chén zeí zǐ ] rebels and traitors (idiom), general term for scoundrel |
| ⇒ 人臣 | [ rén chén ] an official (in former times) |
| ⇒ 位極人臣 | [ weì jí rén chén ] to have reached the highest official positions |
| ⇒ 俯首稱臣 | [ fǔ shoǔ chēng chén ] to bow before (idiom), to capitulate |
| ⇒ 內臣 | [ neì chén ] chamberlain |
| ⇒ 內閣總理大臣 | [ neì gé zǒng lǐ dà chén ] formal title of the Japanese prime minister |
| ⇒ 功臣 | [ gōng chén ] minister who has given outstanding service |
| ⇒ 史臣 | [ shǐ chén ] official in charge of public records |
| ⇒ 名臣 | [ míng chén ] important official or statesman (in feudal China) |
| ⇒ 君臣 | [ jūn chén ] a ruler and his ministers (old) |
| ⇒ 吳任臣 | [ wú rèn chén ] Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋 |
| ⇒ 外交大臣 | [ waì dà chén ] Foreign Secretary, (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| ⇒ 大臣 | [ dà chén ] chancellor (of a monarchy), cabinet minister |
| ⇒ 奸臣 | [ jiān chén ] a treacherous court official, a minister who conspires against the state |
| ⇒ 家臣 | [ jiā chén ] counselor of king or feudal warlord, henchman |
| ⇒ 寵臣 | [ chǒng chén ] favored minister |
| ⇒ 弄臣 | [ nòng chén ] emperor's favorite courtier |
| ⇒ 微臣 | [ weī chén ] this small official, humble servant |
| ⇒ 忠臣 | [ zhōng chén ] faithful official |
| ⇒ 掌璽大臣 | [ zhǎng xǐ dà chén ] chancellor (rank in various European states), grand chancellor |
| ⇒ 文臣 | [ wén chén ] civilian court official (in former times) |
| ⇒ 朝臣 | [ chaó chén ] court councilor |
| ⇒ 李舜臣 | [ lǐ shùn chén ] Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders |
| ⇒ 柄臣 | [ bǐng chén ] powerful official, big shot |
| ⇒ 爭臣 | [ zhēng chén ] minister not afraid to give forthright criticism |
| ⇒ 船政大臣 | [ chuán zhèng dà chén ] Minister of Navy during Qing times |
| ⇒ 諍臣 | [ zhèng chén ] official who dares speak frankly before the emperor |
| ⇒ 謀臣 | [ moú chén ] imperial strategic adviser, expert on strategy |
| ⇒ 謀臣如雨 | [ moú chén rú yǔ ] strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy |
| ⇒ 謀臣武將 | [ moú chén wǔ jiàng ] strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom) |
| ⇒ 謀臣猛將 | [ moú chén měng jiàng ] strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom) |
| ⇒ 豐臣秀吉 | [ fēng chén xiù jí ] TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598 |
| ⇒ 財務大臣 | [ caí wù dà chén ] finance minister |
| ⇒ 財政大臣 | [ caí zhèng dà chén ] finance minister, UK chancellor of exchequer |
| ⇒ 貳臣 | [ èr chén ] turncoat official |
| ⇒ 車臣 | [ chē chén ] Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, Chechen |
| ⇒ 近臣 | [ jìn chén ] member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) |
| ⇒ 逆臣 | [ nì chén ] rebellious minister |
| ⇒ 重臣 | [ zhòng chén ] important minister, major figure in government |
| ⇒ 開國功臣 | [ kaī guó gōng chén ] outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state) |
| ⇒ 防衛大臣 | [ fáng weì dà chén ] minister of defense (esp. in Japan) |
| ⇒ 骨鯁之臣 | [ gǔ gěng zhī chén ] lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism |
