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Chinese symbol for “providence”

天意
tiān yì
providence; the Will of Heaven

The closest CC-CEDICT match for providence is 天意 (tiān yì), defined as: providence; the Will of 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

天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “providence”

WordPinyinMeaning
上天shàng tiānHeaven; Providence; God; the sky above

Related words

Other words that share a character with 天意.

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
明天míng tiāntomorrow
几天 (幾天)jǐ tiānseveral days
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “providence”.

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.