Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “tian”
15 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
tiān
2
Second tone
tián
甜
tián
田sweet, sweetness
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3tián
填field, farm, arable land
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6tián
恬to fill, to pad, to stuff
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5tián
畋calm, peaceful
9 strokestián
畑to till, to cultivate
9 strokestián
湉dry field
9 strokestián
阗flowing smoothly
12 strokestián
a place in Xinjiang province
13 strokes3
Third tone
tiǎn
4
Fourth tone
tiàn
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