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Wiktionary

  1. tiannoun

    An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence.

  2. Etymology: From Provençal tian, from.

Wikipedia

  1. Tian

    Tiān (天) is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang dynasty (17th―11th century BCE), the Chinese referred to their supreme god as Shàngdì (上帝, "Lord on High") or Dì (帝,"Lord"). During the following Zhou dynasty, Tiān became synonymous with this figure. Before the 20th century Heaven worship was an orthodox state religion of China. In Taoism and Confucianism, Tiān (the celestial aspect of the cosmos, often translated as "Heaven") is mentioned in relationship to its complementary aspect of Dì (地, often translated as "Earth"). They are thought to maintain the two poles of the Three Realms (三界) of reality, with the middle realm occupied by Humanity (人, Rén), and the lower world occupied by demons (specifically sorcery); (鬼, Guǐ) and "ghosts," the damned, specifically (魔, Mó).

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  1. Tian

    Tian is one of the oldest Chinese terms for the cosmos and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese called their supreme god Shangdi or Di; during the Zhou Dynasty, Tian became synonymous with this figure. Heaven worship was, before the 20th century, an orthodox state religion of China. In Taoism and Confucianism, Tian is often translated as "Heaven" and is mentioned in relationship to its complementary aspect of Dì, which is most often translated as "Earth". These two aspects of Taoist cosmology are representative of the dualistic nature of Taoism. They are thought to maintain the two poles of the Three Realms of reality, with the middle realm occupied by Humanity.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TIAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tian is ranked #9195 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tian surname appeared 3,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tian.

    96% or 3,406 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.2% or 80 total occurrences were White.
    0.7% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.5% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for tian »

  1. tina

  2. Tina

  3. TINA

  4. NAIT

  5. ain't

  6. anti

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tian in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tian in a Sentence

  1. Wang Hui:

    I believe that the handling of Xiao Tian will not in the slightest affect our application. Quite the opposite, it will make Chinese sports even cleaner, our confidence has not been shaken. We will as before carry on with our application work.

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