近 臣

jìn chéndictionary entry

member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)

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Original source entry:

近臣近臣 [jin4 chen2] /member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)/

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近
jìn
near / close to / approximately
臣
chén
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
Chén
surname Chen

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