Chinese surname
Surname Tian
田
Tian is a spelling of the Chinese surname 田, following Mandarin and Hokkien; as a word, 田 means farmland or field.
Characters for the surname Tian
The spelling Tian is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Hokkien romanization.
- 田
surname; farmland, field
Mandarin tián / Hokkien tiân
Possible characters for Tian
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 田 | tián · Hokkien · Mandarin |
About the surname Tian
Tian is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the surname 田 (tián), and the same spelling also matches the Hokkien reading tiân. As a word, 田 means farmland or field. In Cantonese 田 is read tin4. Which character applies depends on the family.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 田 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 田 · mdbg.net · meaning
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