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chân

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕən˧˧]Huế [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧]Saigon [cəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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chân means foot; leg.

Chinese characters: 真

Meanings of chân in English

Noun

  1. foot
  2. leg ≈ giòcẳng
    • chân dàilong legs
    • chân dài tới nách(of a woman) having long, thin and sexy legs
    • chân ghếthe legs of a chair
  3. of a mountain or hill foot
    • chân núi/đồithe foot of a mountain/hill

Noun

  1. rare truth
    • chân, thiện, mĩTruth, Goodness, Beauty

Words with chân

Idioms and sayings with chân

Example sentences with chân

  • Hai con chó có tám cái chân. Two dogs have eight legs.
  • Tiếng bước chân ngày càng to hơn. The footsteps keep getting louder.
  • Bỏ chân ra khỏi bàn đi. Take your feet off the table.
  • Dấu chân tội phạm để lại. The criminal left footprints.
  • Bạn có đôi chân rất sexy. You have very sexy legs.
  • Mày có dôi chân rất sexy. You have very sexy legs.
  • Cô ấy đang đứng một chân. She was standing on one foot.
  • Chân tôi nhỏ hơn chân bạn. My foot is small beside yours.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chân could be written as 蹎, 真, 眞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as Middle Vietnamese chên (“leg”) in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), from Proto-Vietic *ɟiːŋ (“leg, foot”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʄɨːŋ (“leg, foot”).

Frequently asked questions

What does chân mean in English?

chân (noun) means "foot; leg".

How do you pronounce chân?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕən˧˧]; Saigon [cəŋ˧˧]. Tones: chân — level tone (ngang).

Is chân a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. chân is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 真.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.