Pronunciation

Characters pronounced dian.

14 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 14 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

佃 diàn tenant farmer; be a tenant farmer 垫 diàn Warm · Generous advance money, pay for another 惦 diàn Warm think of, remember, miss 殿 diàn Classic · Elegant hall; palace; temple 淀 diàn Natural shallow water, swamp; swampy 玷 diàn flaw in gem; flaw in character 甸 diàn Classic · Ambitious suburbs of capital; govern; crops 巅 diān Natural · Strong · Ambitious summit of mountain, mountain top 掂 diān Calm · Wise heft, hold or weigh in palm 滇 diān Natural · Classic Yunnan province 颠 diān Strong top, peak, summit; upset 典 diǎn Classic · Scholarly law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture 点 diǎn Bright · Modern dot, speck, spot; point, degree 碘 diǎn Modern iodine (element 53, I)

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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