天地玄黃 tiān dì xuán huáng

heaven and earth, the universe

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文qiān zì wén

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
玄 xuán
mysterious; black
黃 huáng
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic