天 tiān
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tiān
noun
day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: time
Notes: For example, 昨天 yesterday (CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 2; GHC '天' 7). -
tiān
measure word
day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 10) -
tiān
noun
heaven
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: Heaven is understood to be above the human world. For example, 天人合一 'the harmonious oneness of Heaven and humanity' (Yao 2000, p. 140; FE '天' 2, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 8; Kroll 2015 '天' 2). -
tiān
noun
nature
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天然 (FE '天' 3, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 6; Kroll 2015 '天' 4; GHC '天' 2). -
tiān
noun
sky
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
Notes: In the sense of 天空, for example, 蓝天 'blue sky.' (XHW 2016-02-04; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 1, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n, 1; Kroll 2015 '天' 1; GHC '天' 1). -
tiān
noun
weather
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天气 (FE '天' 5, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 5; Kroll 2015 '天' 1a; GHC '天' 6). -
tiān
noun
father; husband
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 6, p. 276) -
tiān
noun
a necessity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 7, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 9) -
tiān
noun
season
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 春天 spring (Guoyu '天' n 4) -
tiān
noun
destiny
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 富贵在天 wealth and nobility are decided by destiny (Guoyu '天' n 7) -
tiān
adjective
very high; sky high [prices]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '天' adj 2) -
tiān
adverb
very
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '天' adv) -
tiān
noun
a deva; a god
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: deva, Pai: deva, Japanese: ten, Tibetan: lha; also Sanskrit devī for female deities (BCSD '天', p. 333; BL 'deva'; Kroll 2015 '天' 5; SH '天', p. 143) -
tiān
proper noun
Heaven
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: devaloka; for example, 四天下眾生 'the beings under the four heavens; see 天界 (BCSD '天', p. 333; FGDB '天'; MW 'devaloka'; T 227, Scroll 3 小品般若波羅蜜經; Tzu Chuang 2012, p. 266)
Contained in
- 天王殿 Temple of Heavenly Kings
- 常击天鼓(常擊天鼓) made the celestial drums of the gods resound [...] without interruption
- 佛说摩利支天经(佛說摩利支天經) Mārīcīdhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Mo Li Zhi Tian Jing
- 天堂路 road to heaven
- 南天大学(南天大學) Nan Tien Institute ; Nan Tien Institute
- 炎摩天 Yama Heaven; Yamadeva
- 天隆寺 Tianlong Temple
- 无热天(無熱天) Atapa Heaven; The Heaven without Heat
- 五宝天冠(五寶天冠) Crown of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas
- 上行天 Utkarṣacārinī
- 佛说天王太子辟罗经(佛說天王太子辟羅經) Fo Shuo Tianwang Taizi Pi Luo Jing
- 晃昱天 ābhāsvara deva
- 西方广目天王(西方廣目天王) Virupaksa Deva King of the West; Virupaksa
- 五不还天(五不還天) five pure abodes
- 四种天(四種天) four kinds of heaven; four kinds of devas
- 险岸天(險岸天) Āmiśrataṭanivāsinī
- 住轮天(住輪天) Maṇḍalanivāsinī
- 寂静闻天籁 心空转法轮(寂靜聞天籟 心空轉法輪) Hear the heavenly sounds within utter silence; Turn the Dharma Wheel with an empty mind.
- 天心月圆 花开四季(天心月圓 花開四季) The Heart of Heaven Is as Round as the Full Moon; Blossoming Flowers in All Four Seasons
- 梵富楼天(梵富樓天) Brahma-purohita; Ministers of Brahmā
- 遍胜光天(遍勝光天) ābhāsvara deva
Also contained in
大闹天宫 、 应天顺时 、 怨天尤人 、 天衣无缝 、 天龙国 、 航天员 、 巧夺天工 、 天行健 、 天全县 、 天渊 、 天下事 、 鍊石补天 、 欢天喜地 、 天下太平 、 重见天日 、 冬天 、 摩天 、 天中节 、 天箭座 、 天渊之别 、 天兴 、 漏水转浑天仪 、 天圣 、 晴天霹雳 、 天冬酰胺 、 天假之年 、 天冬氨酸 、 天真烂漫 、 漫天飞舞 、 天镇县
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 23 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 140
- Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 138
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 132
- Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 119
- Scroll 39 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 111
- Scroll 20 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 108
- Scroll 46 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 105
- Scroll 38 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 98
- Scroll 53 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 97
- Scroll 44 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 95
Collocations
- 天身 (天身) 後必受天身 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 28
- 处天 (處天) 有想無想處天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 15
- 欲界天 (欲界天) 我欲界天斷滅無餘 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 14
- 天及 (天及) 天及世間人 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
- 大神天 (大神天) 以天眼見諸大神天各封宅地 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
- 天匠 (天匠) 天匠所造 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
- 夀天 (夀天) 阿須倫壽天千歲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 7
- 智天 (智天) 過色究竟天上有空處智天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 7
- 天初生 (天初生) 彼天初生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 6
- 受天 (受天) 後必受天身 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5