陈 chén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 东 east, eastern, eastward
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
陈列
chénliè
to display; to exhibit
Characters in this word
列 liè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 博物馆按照历史脉络陈列文物，而不是简单地追求视觉冲击。 Bówùguǎn ànzhào lìshǐ màiluò chénliè wénwù, ér bú shì jiǎndān de zhuīqiú shìjué chōngjī. The museum displays artefacts according to historical context rather than simply seeking visual impact.
- 商店的橱窗里陈列着各种漂亮的鞋子。 Shāngdiàn de chúchuāng lǐ chénliè zhe gèzhǒng piàoliang de xiézi. Various pretty shoes are displayed in the shop window.
- 这个展厅陈列了几百年前的瓷器和字画。 Zhè ge zhǎntīng chénliè le jǐ bǎi nián qián de cíqì hé zìhuà. This exhibition hall displays porcelain and paintings from several hundred years ago.
Related words
- 陈旧 chénjiù old; outdated
- 陈述 chénshù to state; to present
- 新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè metabolism; renewal and replacement
- 列 liè row
- 列车 lièchē train
- 列入 lièrù to include; to put on a list
- 列为 lièwéi to list as; to rank as
- 排列 páiliè to arrange; to line up
- 系列 xìliè series
- 一系列 yíxìliè a series of
- 并列 bìngliè to stand side by side; to be listed side by side
- 行列 hángliè ranks; row; column