Cen

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Cen¹

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Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).

proper noun Cens

  1. A surname. The most controversial Ch’ing figure during the boycott movement was probably Ts’en Ch’un-hsuan, the governor-general of Liangkwang. He was called the “suppressor” by certain boycotters, while American officials labeled him the “chief agitator.”

CEN²

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of childhood emotional neglect

proper noun

  1. The station code of Central in Hong Kong.

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"Cen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cen

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"Cen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cen.

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@misc{cen_2026,
  title = {Cen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}