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Meaning of Chinese names

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Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Tien, Tim). It means "replenish", "add on". [tian bu] means "replenish", "top up", [zeng tian] means "add more", "increase".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Tien). It means "sky", "heaven".  [tian shi] refers to "angel", [tian tang] means "heaven", [tian xing] is the "inherent nature".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Dien, Tien, T'ien, Tin). This is also a Chinese surname. It means "field", "cultivated land". [tian di] means "farm land", [tian ye] refer to "field", [you tian] is an "oil field".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Tiam, Tiem, Tim).  It means "sweet". [tian dian] refers to "dessert", [tian jiu] refers to "rum", [tian mei] means "sweet", "lovely",

,   Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Tit).  It means "iron". [bai tie] means "galvanised iron", [tie ban] means "steel plate", [tie lu] refers to "railways"; more commonly used for males.

   It means "graceful", "elegant"; more commonly used for females.

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Dong, Toong). It means "through", "unimpeded", "communicate". [tong chang] means "normally, [tong xin] means to "communicate", [tong zhi] is to "inform".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Dong). This is also a Chinese surname. It means "child".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Toong, Tung).  It refers to the Tung tree, Paulownia tree. [wu tong] refers to the tree (fermiana platanifolia); more commonly used for males.

, Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Toong, Tung). It means "unite", , "unity", "rule", "whole". [tong ji] means "statistics", [tong yi] means "unify", [tong zhi] is to "rule", "govern"; more commonly used for males.

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