Character: 臣
Modern (Beijing) reading: chén
Preclassic Old Chinese: ghin
Classic Old Chinese: ghin
Western Han Chinese: ghjǝn
Eastern Han Chinese: ghjǝn
Early Postclassic Chinese: ghjin
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ghjin
Late Postclassic Chinese: ghjin
Middle Chinese: ʒ́in
English meaning : servant, retainer, minister
Russian meaning[s]: 1) министр (в монархиях); вельможа; сановник; 2) подданный; покорный слуга; я; 3) ист. раб; вассал; 4) подчинять себе; подчиняться
Comments: Sch.: "Anyone whose life is dedicated to serving a superior (as opposed to 士"). For *gh- cf. Chaozhou chiŋ2, Jianou chɛiŋ9.
Radical: 131
Four-angle index: 834
Karlgren code: 0377 a-f
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