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tián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tián | tian2
English translation
calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil

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About tián

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

tián

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of tián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄舌

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

shé

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and shé represents the sound.

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Example sentences using tián

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他们 tā men 那种 nà zhǒng 质朴 zhì pǔ ér 富有 fù yǒu 恬静 tián jìng de 泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò de 神气 shénqì ,好象 hǎo xiàng 具有 jù yǒu zhǒng 苏格拉底 Sū gé lā dǐ de 智慧 zhìhuì .

Their calm self - collectedness of simplicity seems a Socratis wisdom.

Words with tián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
恬静 tián jìng still恬靜
tián quiet tián
恬淡 tián dàn quiet and contented恬淡 tián dàn
恬不知耻 tián bù zhī chǐ to have no sense of shame恬不知恥
蒙恬 Méng Tián Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 Xiōng nú and building the great wall蒙恬 Méng Tián
恬然 tián rán unperturbed恬然 tián rán
恬美 tián měi quiet and nice恬美 tián měi
恬适 tián shì quiet and comfortable恬適
恬谧 tián mì quiet恬謐

tián Decomposition & Compounds

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