天
- 78th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 622 words
- Component in 10 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. tiān (tian1)day • sky • heaven
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
jīn tiān (jin1 tian1)today • at the present • now
tiān xià (tian1 xia4)land under heaven • the whole world • the whole of China • realm • rule • domination
tiān tiān (tian1 tian1)every day
míng tiān (ming2 tian1)tomorrow
zuó tiān (zuo2 tian1)yesterday
Uncommon
shàng tiān (shang4 tian1)Heaven • Providence • God • the day before • the sky above • to fly to the sky • to take off and fly into space • to die • to pass away
zhōng tiān (zhong1 tian1)culmination (astronomy)
yǐ tiān tú lóng jì (yi3 tian1 tu2 long2 ji4)Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
dōng tiān (dong1 tian1)winter • CL:個|个[ge4]
lěng tiān (leng3 tian1)cold weather • cold season
qián tiān (qian2 tian1)the day before yesterday
bàn tiān (ban4 tian1)half of the day • a long time • quite a while • CL:個|个[ge4]
xià tiān (xia4 tian1)summer • CL:個|个[ge4]
dà nào tiān gōng (da4 nao4 tian1 gong1)Monkey wreaks havoc in heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
tiān shàng (tian1 shang4)celestial • heavenly
tiān liàng (tian1 liang4)dawn • daybreak
tiān shǐ (tian1 shi3)angel
tiān tái (Tian1 tai2)Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 • Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai2 zhou1], Zhejiang
tiān hòu (Tian1 hou4)Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] • Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
tiān ya (tian1 ya5)Heavens! • My goodness!
tiān na (tian1 na5)Good gracious! • For goodness sake!
tiān dì (tian1 di4)heaven and earth • world • scope • field of activity
tiān táng (tian1 tang2)paradise • heaven
tiān zǐ (tian1 zi3)the (rightful) emperor • "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
tiān yì (tian1 yi4)providence • the Will of Heaven
tiān cái (tian1 cai2)talent • gift • genius • talented • gifted
tiān cháo (Tian1 chao2)Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on Imperial China • Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
tiān hé (Tian1 he2)Milky Way • Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
tiān jīn (Tian1 jin1)Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
tiān yá (tian1 ya2)the other end of the world • a far-away place
tiān rán (tian1 ran2)natural
tiān wáng (tian1 wang2)emperor • god • Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title • see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
tiān shēng (tian1 sheng1)nature • disposition • innate • natural
tiān zhēn (tian1 zhen1)naive • innocent • artless
tiān chèng (Tian1 cheng4)Libra (star sign)
tiān chèng zuò (Tian1 cheng4 zuo4)Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
tiān kōng (tian1 kong1)sky
tiān cháng dì jiǔ (tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3)enduring while the world lasts (idiom) • eternal
hòu tiān (hou4 tian1)the day after tomorrow • post-natal • acquired (not innate) • a posteriori
mó tiān (mo2 tian1)skyscraping • towering into the sky
zhěng tiān (zheng3 tian1)all day long • whole day
xīng qī tiān (xing1 qi1 tian1)Sunday • CL:個|个[ge4]
chūn tiān (chun1 tian1)spring (season) • CL:個|个[ge4]
qíng tiān (qing2 tian1)clear sky • sunny day
huān tiān xǐ dì (huan1 tian1 xi3 di4)delighted • wild with joy • lit. pleased with heaven, happy with earth (idiom)
màn tiān (man4 tian1)lit. to fill the whole sky • everywhere • as far as the eye can see
bái tiān (bai2 tian1)daytime • during the day • day • CL:個|个[ge4]
qiū tiān (qiu1 tian1)autumn • CL:個|个[ge4]
lǎo tiān (lao3 tian1)God • Heavens
liáo tiān (liao2 tian1)to chat • to gossip
nà tiān (na4 tian1)that day • the other day
yǔ tiān (yu3 tian1)rainy day • rainy weather
qīng tiān (qing1 tian1)clear sky • blue sky • upright and honorable (official)