Changchien
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Mandarin 張簡／张简 (Zhāngjiǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chien³.
Proper noun[edit]
Changchien (plural Changchiens)
- A surname from Mandarin.
- 2016 August 18, Diep Tran, “Truth, Lies and Chinese Art Inspire ‘a Puzzle Box of a Play’”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-08-22, Theater[2]:
- The play begins even before the audience members sit down; they first walk through an exhibit that culminates with a full-size art installation piece (the Play Company requested that details not be revealed here). Then a Chinese artist named Lin Bo (played by Louis Ozawa Changchien) enters and recounts how he was jailed for dissidence.
- 2021 October 10, Fang Chih-hsien, Kayleigh Madjar, “Kaohsiung centenarians receive visit from mayor”, in Taipei Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 October 2021, Taiwan News, page 3[4]:
- Chen lastly visited 100-year-old former martial artist Changchien Chan Ching-yeh (張簡詹清葉) in Daliao District (大寮).