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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Tian

  • 天sky; heaven
  • 添to add; to increase
  • 田farmland; field
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
T
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien
Character options
4
  • Chinese characters天添田恬
5

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

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Tian is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the characters, for example 天 (sky) or 添 (to add).

Possible characters for Tian

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Hokkien romanization.

  • 天

    sky; heaven

    Mandarin tiān / Hokkien thian

    attested

  • 添

    to add; to increase

    Mandarin tiān

    attested

  • 田

    farmland; field

    Mandarin tián / Hokkien tiân

  • 恬

    quiet; tranquil

    Mandarin tián

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 Tian

Tian is a Chinese name syllable usually spelled after Mandarin pinyin; it also matches the Hokkien readings thian for 天 and tiân for 田. The characters 天 and 添 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other options include 田 (field) and 恬 (tranquil). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Hokkien

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Tian

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 天 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 添 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 田 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 恬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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