Chinese symbol for “firmament”
苍天
cāng tiān
Traditional: 蒼天
firmament
The closest CC-CEDICT match for firmament is 苍天 (cāng tiān), defined as: firmament.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “firmament”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 苍天.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苍蝇 (蒼蠅) | cāng ying | housefly; 只 (zhī) |
| 苍白 (蒼白) | cāng bái | pale; wan |
| 苍老 (蒼老) | cāng lǎo | old; aged |
| 苍穹 (蒼穹) | cāng qióng | the blue dome of heaven |
| 苍生 (蒼生) | cāng shēng | (area where) vegetation grows; the common people |
| 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 “firmament”.
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.
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