Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced tian
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced tian, including 天 tiān, 田 tián, 添 tiān, 填 tián, 甜 tián. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For tian, push a small puff of air on t, join it to ian, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final ian — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ian
Settle the final ian into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (天 tiān, 田 tián, 添 tiān, 填 tián, 甜 tián) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound tian, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
tian turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 天, 添 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 田, 填, 甜 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing tian inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.