# 陳 — lay out; state

陳 means “lay out; state”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: チン (chin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: lay out; state
- On'yomi: チン (chin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 2

## How to remember 陳

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 東 east

## Don't confuse it with

[東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/) · [棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/) · [凍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/freeze/) · [梗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellflower/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[勧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/advise/) · [薦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recommend/) · [釈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/interpret/) · [喚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/call-forth/) · [詳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/in-detail/) · [句](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/phrase/) · [唆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tempt/) · [陳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lay-out/) · [黙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silent/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lay-out/. Last updated 2026-11-01.