Chinese symbol for “sky”
天空
tiān kōng
sky
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sky is 天空 (tiān kōng), defined as: sky.
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 “sky”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天上 | tiān shàng | the sky; the heavens |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 穹苍 (穹蒼) | qióng cāng | the sky; the firmament |
| 空 | kōng | empty; air |
| 霄汉 (霄漢) | xiāo hàn | the sky; the heavens |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天空.
| 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 |
| 空间 (空間) | kōng jiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sky”.
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.