Chinese symbol for “atrium”
天井
tiān jǐng
courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for atrium is 天井 (tiān jǐng), defined as: courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天井.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 几天 (幾天) | jǐ tiān | several days |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world |
| 矿井 (礦井) | kuàng jǐng | a mine; a mine shaft |
| 水井 | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well |
See also: Japanese symbol for “atrium”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.