天地玄黄 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
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic