"Tien" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Tiens [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 田 (Tián). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^田}} Mandarin 田 (Tián) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Tiens}} Tien (plural Tiens)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Tien-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tian, T'ien (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 天 (Tiān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^天}} Mandarin 天 (Tiān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tien
  1. (Chinese mythology) Alternative form of Tian: Heaven, simultaneously conceived as the Heavens, Nature, and an anthropomorphic supreme God. Tags: Chinese, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Tian (extra: Heaven, simultaneously conceived as the Heavens, Nature, and an anthropomorphic supreme God) Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, Chinese philosophy, Taoism
    Sense id: en-Tien-en-name-xUg-JPS- Disambiguation of Chinese philosophy: 4 96 Disambiguation of Taoism: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tian, T'ien (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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