天 tiān

1. 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).
2. 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)
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. tiān noun father; husband
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '天' 6, p. 276)
8. tiān noun a necessity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '天' 7, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 9)
9. tiān noun season
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 春天 spring (Guoyu '天' n 4)
10. 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)
11. tiān adjective very high; sky high [prices]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '天' adj 2)
12. tiān adverb very
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '天' adv)
13. 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)
14. 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

• 天如则(天如則) Tianru Weize
• 毘楼勒迦天(毘樓勒迦天) Virudhaka; Deva King of the South
• 天地仁心 Benevolent Mind of Heaven and Earth
• 北方毘沙门天王随军护法仪轨(北方毘沙門天王隨軍護法儀軌) Vaisravana of the North Defends the Dharma with his Army; Bei Fang Pishamen Tian Wang Sui Jun Hufa Yi Gui
• 自在天王 Mahesvara
• 大梵天 Mahabrahma; Mahābrahmā; Brahmā
• 世界和平　天下一家 Peace for the World; One World, One Family
• 善住意天子会(善住意天子會) Suṣṭhitamatidevaputraparipṛcchā; Shanzhuyi Tianzi Hui
• 与天同音(與天同音) like the language of the devas
• 南天桥(南天橋) Nan Tien Bridge
• 摩利支天陀罗尼呪经(摩利支天陀羅尼呪經) Mārīcīdhāraṇīsūtra; Mo Li Zhi Tian Tuoluoni Zhou Jing
• 杂庄严天(雜莊嚴天) Nānābhaktavicitrāśarīrā
• 家居青天白日下 人在春风和气中(家居青天白日下 人在春風和氣中) Abide beneath the blue sky and shining sun; Live within the soothing breeze of spring and harmony.
• 日天曜 sun; sūrya
• 光明天 Vaibhrājanivāsinī
• 天台山记(天台山記) Records of Taitai Shan; Tiantai Shan Ji
• 天地人和　日月心光 Humanity and Nature, Harmony; The Sun and Moon, Light of the Heart
• 有顶天(有頂天) Akanistha
• 少光天 Parittabha Heaven; The Heaven of Limited Radiance
• 黑暗天 Kalaratri
• 假使天 Sudrsa Heaven
• 光阴天(光陰天) ābhāsvara deva
• 天木香 deodar fragrance
• 日天子 Surya; Aditya
• 大圣欢喜天(大聖歡喜天) Nandikesvara
• 大黑天 Mahakala; Great Black Deva
• 多闻天王(多聞天王) Vaisravana; Vessavana; Jambhala
• 喜乐天(喜樂天) Tuṣita Heaven

Also contained in

臭气冲天 、 天青石 、 天老爷 、 天汉 、 得天独厚 、 不终天年 、 天文航海 、 天平动 、 掀天 、 下半天 、 天体物理学家 、 天天 、 重见天日 、 奉天 、 天长市 、 天下事 、 天沟 、 天呀 、 一半天 、 天机 、 天文望远镜 、 天时 、 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐

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: 118
• Scroll 20 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 108
• Scroll 39 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
• 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
• 无想处天 (無想處天) 有想無想處天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 13
• 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
• 天及 (天及) 天及世間人 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
• 天匠 (天匠) 天匠所造 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
• 寿天 (壽天) 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