Changchien

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 張簡／张简 (Zhāngjiǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chien³.

Proper noun

Changchien (plural Changchiens)

1. 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).

Further reading

• Changchien, Chang-chien, Zhangjian at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.