Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chien
- 千thousand; many
- 謙humble; modest
- 健strong; healthy
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hakka
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters千謙健堅
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chien in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chien is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 千 (thousand), 謙 (humble) or 健 (healthy).
Possible characters for Chien
This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.
- 千
thousand; many
Mandarin qiān / Hakka chhiên
attested
- 謙
humble; modest
Mandarin qiān
- 健
strong; healthy
Mandarin jiàn
- 堅
hard; firm; resolute
Mandarin jiān
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Chien
Chien is an older (Wade–Giles) spelling of the Mandarin sounds qiān, jiàn or jiān, and also fits the Hakka reading chhiên of 千. The character 千 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; other characters for these sounds include 謙, 健 and 堅. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Chien
Sources
- Wiktionary: 千 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 謙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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