| 陈情 | chén qíng | to give a full account |
| 陈抟 | Chén Tuán | Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage |
| 陈放 | chén fàng | to display |
| 陈方安生 | Chén fāng Ān shēng | Anson Chan (1940-) |
| 陈景润 | Chén Jǐng rùn | Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist |
| 陈书 | Chén shū | History of Chen of the Southern dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls |
| 陈木胜 | Chén mù shèng | Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director) |
| 陈桥兵变 | Chén qiáo bīng biàn | the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty |
| 陈水扁 | Chén Shuǐ biǎn | Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民进党 politician, President of the Republic of China 2000-2008 |
| 陈冲 | Chén Chōng | Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress |
| 陈皮 | chén pí | orange peel; tangerine peel; dried orange peel used in Chinese medicine |
| 陈省身 | Chén Xǐng shēn | Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician |
| 陈米 | chén mǐ | old rice; rice kept for many years |
| 陈纳德 | Chén nà dé | (Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II |
| 陈绍 | chén Shào | old Shaoxing wine |
| 陈美 | Chén Měi | Vanessa-Mae |
| 陈规旧习 | chén guī jiù xí | old rules and customs |
| 陈规陋习 | chén guī lòu xí | outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways |
| 陈诉 | chén sù | to state; to assert |
| 陈词 | chén cí | speech; statement; plea |
| 陈词滥调 | chén cí làn diào | cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype |
| 陈说 | chén shuō | to state; to assert |
| 陈谷子烂芝麻 | chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma | lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip |
| 陈货 | chén huò | shop-worn goods; remnants |
| 陈述句 | chén shù jù | declarative sentence |
| 陈述书 | chén shù shū | representation letter (law); a brief; written statement; declaration |
| 陈酒 | chén jiǔ | old wine |
| 陈陈相因 | chén chén xiāng yīn | to follow a set routine |
| 陈云 | Chén Yún | Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist |
| 陈云林 | Chén Yún lín | Chen Yunlin (1941-), Chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峡两岸关系协会 |
| 陈露 | Chén Lù | Lu Chen |
| 陈香梅 | Chén Xiāng méi | Chen Xiangmei |
