Chinese symbol for “day”
天
tiān
day; sky; heaven
The closest CC-CEDICT match for day is 天 (tiān), defined as: day; sky; heaven.
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
Other Chinese words for “day”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a (calendar) date |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day |
| 正日 | zhèng rì | the day (of a festival, ceremony etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “day”.
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.