Jen may refer to:
- Ren (Confucianism), a.k.a. Jen, Confucian word for humaneness
- Jennifer (given name), diminutive form Jen
- Famous people with this surname
- Jen (任), common of surname Ren, Njim, Nham, Yam, Yum, Yim, Im
- Jen (仁), common of surname Njin, Ren, Yin, Jin, Yan from Zhou Dynasty
- Chih-Kung Jen 任之恭, Chinese-American physicist
- Selina Jen, 任家萱, Taiwanese Actor
- Richie Jen, 任賢齊, Taiwanese Actor
- Famous people with this given name
- Jen Sorensen, U.S. cartoonist
- Jen Trynin, U.S. singer-songwriter
- Jen Wood, U.S. musician
- Jen-Hsun Huang, U.S. businessman
- Fictional characters
- Jen Masterson, character on 6teen
- Jen Scotts, Pink Time Force Ranger
- Jen (Gelfling), protagonist in 1982 film The Dark Crystal
Famous quotes containing the word jen:
“When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can do where youre never bored.”
—Gish Jen (b. 1956)
“... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.”
—Gish Jen (b. 1956)