천

Korean

Etymology 1

처척첚첛천첝첞 첟철첡첢첣첤첥 첦첧첨첩첪첫첬 청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←	→ 체

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 천 • (cheon)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅊ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 千 (“thousand”)

Numeral

천 • (cheon) (hanja 千)

1. thousand

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky, heaven”)

Noun

천 • (cheon) (hanja 天)

1. sky
2. heavens
3. Godhead
4. tao, nature, natural laws
5. (Buddhism) the upper heavenly world over the earthly human world where the heavenly king and heavenly people are supposed to live.

Synonyms

• 하늘 (haneul)
• 건 (乾, geon)

Antonyms

• 땅 (ttang)
• 지 (地, ji)
• 곤 (坤, gon)

Derived terms

• 천연 (天然, cheonyeon): nature, naturality
• 천지 (天地, cheonji): heaven and earth
• 천칭 (天秤, cheonching): scale, balance
• 천평 (天平, cheonpyeong): scale, balance