Chinese symbol for “heavens”
天呀
tiān ya
Heavens!; My goodness!
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heavens is 天呀 (tiān ya), defined as: Heavens!; My goodness!.
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 “heavens”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天上 | tiān shàng | the sky; the heavens |
| 老天 | lǎo tiān | God; Heavens |
| 老天爷 (老天爺) | lǎo tiān yé | God; Heavens |
| 霄汉 (霄漢) | xiāo hàn | the sky; the heavens |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天呀.
| 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 |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 啊呀 | ā yā | interjection of surprise; Oh my! |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heavens”.
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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