Kien

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: Borrowed from Vietnamese Kiến. Borrowed from Dutch and German Kien, a variant of Kuhn. === Proper noun === Kien (plural Kiens) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kien is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Kien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.33%) and White (24.0%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kien”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 301. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German kien, from Old High German kien, from Proto-West Germanic *kēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiːn/, [kʰiːn] Rhymes: -iːn === Noun === Kien m (strong, genitive Kienes or Kiens, no plural) resinous wood, fit for firing ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kienartig ==== Related terms ==== Kienföhre Kienbaum Kienberg Kienholz Kienspan Kiental