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功臣 (gōng chén): meaning and stroke order

功臣 (gōng chén) means meritorious official, person who renders exceptional service; hero.

功臣

Simplified
功臣
Traditional
功臣 (same form)
Pinyin
gōng chén

Stroke order of 功臣

功

  • gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement
  • 5 strokes

Stroke by stroke

臣

  • Chén surname Chen
  • chén state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  • 6 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 功臣

  1. gōng chén
    • meritorious official
    • person who renders exceptional service; hero
    • (fig.) sth that plays a vital role

Radicals of the characters

功
Radical 力 (Kangxi radical 19) · 5 strokes · 工 on the left, 力 on the right
臣
Radical 臣 (Kangxi radical 131) · 6 strokes

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

功臣 in our stories

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  • 十九年后，重耳真的回国做了国君，就是后来的晋文公。他大赏功臣，却偏偏忘了介子推。

    shíjiǔ nián hòu Chóng'ěr zhēnde huí guó zuò le guójūn jiùshì hòulái de Jìn Wéngōng tā dà shǎng gōngchén què piānpiān wàng le Jiè Zǐtuī

    Nineteen years later Chong'er did return and became ruler, known afterwards as Duke Wen of Jin. He richly rewarded those who had served him, yet of all people he forgot Jie Zitui.

    From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 功臣

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).