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天人合一

tiān rén hé yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature
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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.

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Original source entry:

天人合一 天人合一 [tian1 ren2 he2 yi1] /oneness of heaven and humanity/the theory that man is an integral part of nature/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 人
  • 合
    gě

    100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗

    hé

    to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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