大臣
Old HSK 6
大臣 (dàchén) · minister (of a monarchy)
大臣 (dàchén) means “minister (of a monarchy); court official”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 臣 (minister). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 大臣 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
臣 chén · minister
What 臣 is made of
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
国王召集大臣们开会。Guówáng zhàojí dàchénmen kāihuì.The king called his ministers to a meeting.
故事里的大臣很聪明。Gùshi lǐ de dàchén hěn cōngming.The minister in the story is very clever.
Questions about 大臣
What does 大臣 mean?
大臣 (dàchén) means “minister (of a monarchy); court official”.
How do you pronounce 大臣?
大臣 is pronounced dàchén.
Which HSK level is 大臣?
大臣 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大臣 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.