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T'ien

T'ien proper noun: a surname from Mandarin. Also the alternative form of Tian.

Proper noun

T'ien

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Also used as

T'ien is also the alternative form of Tian.

Forms of T'ien

alternative formTian
alternative formTien

Origin of T'ien

From Mandarin 田 (Tián) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien².

From Mandarin 天 (Tiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien¹.

Questions about T'ien

What does T'ien mean?
T'ien means a surname from Mandarin.
What part of speech is T'ien?
T'ien is a proper noun.

Words near T'ien in the dictionary

  1. T'eng-ch'ung
  2. T'gana
  3. t'garns'l
  4. t'garns'ls
  5. t'gether
  6. T'ien
  7. T'ien-an-men
  8. T'ien-an-men Square
  9. T'ien-chin
  10. T'ien-ching
  11. T'ien-men

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