Cen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"

English

Etymology

Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).

Proper noun

Cen (plural Cens)

1. A surname.
   • [1983, Shih-shan Henry Tsai, “The Chinese Boycott of 1905: People's Reaction to Exclusion”, in China and the Overseas Chinese in the United States, 1868–1911‎, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 118:

     The most controversial Ch’ing figure during the boycott movement was probably Ts’en Ch’un-hsuan, the governor-general of Liangkwang. He was called the “suppressor” by certain boycotters, while American officials labeled him the “chief agitator.”]

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cen is the 21184^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1239 individuals. Cen is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.75%) individuals.

Anagrams

• nec., n.e.c., ECN, enc, NEC

Albanian

Proper noun

Cen m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Cen

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Cen	Ceni
accusative		Cenin
dative/ablative	Ceni	Cenit

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Tjen

Etymology

Borrowed from Hakka 曾 (céng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃən/ [ˈt͡ʃən]
• Rhymes: -ən
• Syllabification: Cen

Proper noun

Cen

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːn/

Proper noun

Cēn m

1. a male given name