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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Tean

  • 佃to till; to rent land
  • 田farmland; field
  • 天sky; heaven
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
T
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters佃田天
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Tean in their name

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Tean is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 佃, 田 or 天.

Possible characters for Tean

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 佃

    to till; to rent land

    Hokkien tiān / Mandarin diàn

    attested

  • 田

    farmland; field

    Hokkien tiân / Mandarin tián

  • 天

    sky; heaven

    Hokkien thian / Mandarin tiān

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 Tean

Tean is a Chinese name syllable spelling that matches the Hokkien pronunciation. The character recorded for Malaysians with this spelling is 佃 (to till). Other fitting characters include 田 (farmland) and 天 (sky). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Tean

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 佃 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 田 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 天 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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