chen
n. countablen. a common Chinese family name. It is one of the most frequent surnames in the world, especially in China and Southeast Asia.
n. a prominent Chinese surname, transliterated as Chen in Pinyin and often Chan in Cantonese. It is historically associated with the state of Chen in ancient China.
Mr. Chen is our new science teacher.
The local community center is hosting a photography exhibition featuring the works of several artists, including Sarah Chen.
Genealogical records indicate that the Chen lineage remains one of the most populous and geographically dispersed surnames across the global Chinese diaspora.
From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.
As a proper noun, it is capitalized and typically functions as a surname following a given name in Western contexts, or preceding it in Chinese contexts.