chưn

noun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [t͡ɕɨn˧˧]Huế [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˧]Saigon [cɨŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

chưnlevelngang

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chưn means foot; leg.

Also spelled chân — same word, same meaning.

Chinese characters: 真

Meanings of chưn in English

Noun

foot
leg ≈ giò cẳng
- chân dàilong legs
- chân dài tới nách(of a woman) having long, thin and sexy legs
- chân ghếthe legs of a chair
of a mountain or hill foot
- chân núi/đồithe foot of a mountain/hill

Noun

rare truth
- chân, thiện, mĩTruth, Goodness, Beauty

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 chưn mean in English?

chưn (noun) means "foot; leg".

How do you pronounce chưn?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨn˧˧]; Saigon [cɨŋ˧˧]. Tones: chưn — level tone (ngang).

Is chưn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. chưn 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. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.