Korean

Syllable

천 • ‎(cheon)

1. 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. (cardinal) 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.

Antonyms

• 땅 (ttang)
• 지 (地, ji)
• 곤 (坤, gon)

Synonyms

• 하늘 (haneul)
• 건 (乾, geon)

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