• 陳列ちんれつ — display; arrange items in a row
• 陳謝ちんしゃ — formal apology
• 陳述ちんじゅつ — statement; testimony
• 陳情ちんじょう — petition; written appeal
• 陳腐ちんぷ — stale; clichéd; old-fashioned

With the place radical 阝（こざとへん）, 陳 suggests things lined up in a certain place and shown or stated in order — like goods arranged on display or arguments presented one by one.