chen zhen's father chen jialun (陈家伦) and mother xu manyin (许曼音) are both prominent doctors and medical professors in shanghai. he was the youngest of three children. his eldest brother, chen zhu, is a hematologist who has served as china's minister of health and vice chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress. he also had a sister named chen jian (陈简) or jian chen bristol. he and his wife xu min have a son, chen bo.