Chinese symbol for “weather”
天气
tiān qì
Traditional: 天氣
weather
The closest CC-CEDICT match for weather is 天气 (tiān qì), defined as: weather.
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 “weather”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风云 (風雲) | fēng yún | weather; unstable situation |
| 天候 | tiān hòu | weather |
| 气象 (氣象) | qì xiàng | meteorological condition; weather; meteorology |
| 天儿 (天兒) | tiān r | the weather |
| 气 (氣) | qì | gas; air; smell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天气.
| 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 |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “weather”.
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.