Chinese symbol for “daytime”
白天
bái tiān
daytime; during the day; day; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for daytime is 白天 (bái tiān), defined as: daytime; during the day; day; 个 (gè).
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 “daytime”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日间 (日間) | rì jiān | daytime |
| 白日 | bái rì | daytime; sun |
| 白昼 (白晝) | bái zhòu | daytime |
| 昼 (晝) | zhòu | daytime |
| 日里 (日裡) | rì lǐ | daytime; during the day |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 白天.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
| 白痴 | bái chī | idiocy; idiot |
| 空白 | kòng bái | blank space |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “daytime”.
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.