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Chinese symbol for “tomorrow”

明天
míng tiān
tomorrow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tomorrow is 明天 (míng tiān), defined as: tomorrow.

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

明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tomorrow”

WordPinyinMeaning
明日míng rìtomorrow
明儿 (明兒)míng r(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days
未来 (未來)wèi láifuture; tomorrow
明儿个 (明兒個)míng r ge(coll.) tomorrow
翌yìbright; tomorrow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 明天.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
几天 (幾天)jǐ tiānseveral days

See also: Japanese symbol for “tomorrow”.

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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