功臣 meaning in English

gōngchén

meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero

HSK 7-9noun11 strokes

Meaning of 功臣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōngchén
  1. meritorious official
  2. person who renders exceptional service; hero
  3. (fig.) sth that plays a vital role

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

功 gōng · meritorious deed or service · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

臣 chén · minister · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 功臣.

成功chénggōngto succeed; success
功夫gōngfuskill; art
功能gōngnéngfunction; capability
功课gōngkèhomework; assignment
大臣dàchénchancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
功劳gōngláocontribution; meritorious service
用功yònggōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies)
功率gōnglǜpower (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
功力gōnglìmerit; efficacy
功效gōngxiàoefficacy
成功率chénggōnglǜ
立功lìgōngto render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to make wo

Questions about 功臣

What does 功臣 mean?

功臣 (gōngchén) means "meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 功臣?

功臣 is made of 2 characters: 功 (5 strokes), 臣 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 功臣 an HSK word?

Yes. 功臣 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.