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天地玄黄

tiān dì xuán huángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qiān zì wén]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-36598ee0ba38466c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

天地玄黃 天地玄黄 [tian1 di4 xuan2 huang2] /first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]/

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 天地玄黃

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 玄
    xuán

    black / mysterious

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

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