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藤

téng

Character

What 藤 means

1. rattan
2. cane
3. vine

Other readings

藤 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• téngvariant of {藤|téng}

Example sentences

• 他是工藤。
  He is Kudo.
• 我叫工藤。
  My name is Kudo.
• 伊藤老师教历史学。
  Yī téng lǎoshī jiāo lìshǐxué.
  Mr Ito teaches history.
• 加藤先生是一位老师。
  Jiāténg xiānsheng shì yī wèi lǎoshī.
  Mr Kato is a teacher.
• 加藤先生教我们英语。
  Jiāténg xiānsheng jiāo wǒmen Yīngyǔ.
  Mr. Kato teaches us English.
• 佐藤是社长的新秘书。
  Zuǒténg shì shèzhǎng de xīn mìshū.
  Sato is the new secretary of the company president.

Words starting with 藤

• 藤椅téng yǐrattan chair
• 藤蔓téng mànvine; also pr. téng wàn
• 藤条téng tiáorattan
• 藤井Téng jǐngFujii (Japanese surname)
• 藤原Téng yuánFujiwara (Japanese surname)
• 藤壶téng húbarnacle (crustacean)
• 藤本Téng běnFujimoto (Japanese surname)
• 藤森Téng sēnFujimori (Japanese surname); Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (1938–), president of Peru 1990–2000
• 藤泽Téng zéFujisawa (Japanese surname and place name)
• 藤球téng qiúsepak takraw (sport)
• 藤田Téng tiánFujita (Japanese surname)
• 藤县Téng XiànTeng County or Tengxian, a county in Wuzhou City 梧州市
• 藤野Téng yěFujino (Japanese surname)
• 藤本植物téng běn zhí wùvine plant
• 藤椒téng jiāogreen Sichuan peppercorn, known for its citrus fragrance and sharp numbing flavor
• 藤箧téng qièwicker suitcase
• 藤菜téng cài(dialect) see 空心菜
• 藤藤菜téng teng cài(dialect) see 空心菜

Words containing 藤

• 伊藤Yī téngItō or Itoh, Japanese surname; Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋华堂
• 紫藤zǐ téngwisteria
• 佐藤Zuǒ téngSatō (Japanese surname)
• 加藤Jiā téngKatō (Japanese surname)
• 安藤Ān téngAndō (Japanese surname)
• 工藤Gōng téngKudō (Japanese surname)
• 后藤Hòu téngGotō (Japanese surname)
• 葛藤gé téngtangle of vines; fig. complications
• 近藤Jìn téngKondō (Japanese surname)
• 远藤Yuǎn téngEndō (Japanese surname)
• 常春藤cháng chūn téngivy
• 常青藤cháng qīng téngivy
• 死藤水sǐ téng shuǐayahuasca
• 葡萄藤pú tao ténggrapevine (botany)
• 阿利藤ā lì téngAlyxia root and herb (used in TCM)
• 伊藤博文Yī téng Bó wénItō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Japan's first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in…
• 顺藤摸瓜shùn téng mō guālit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
• 常春藤学府cháng chūn téng xué fǔIvy League school
• 绣球藤xiù qiú téngClematis montana
• 斋藤Zhāi téngSaitō (Japanese surname)
• 常青藤八校Cháng qīng téng Bā xiàoIvy League

Characters that look like 藤

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 瀑pùwaterfall
• 藻zǎoaquatic grasses; elegant
• 蘑mómushroom
• 藩fānfence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state
• 麋mímoose; river bank
• 籁làia sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds

Sounds the same

Read téng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 疼(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
• 腾(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room…
• 滕vassal state of Zhou in Shandong; surname Teng
• 誊to transcribe; to copy out
• 螣flying dragon
• 縢bind; cord; tie up
• 邆(used in place names)