| 天演论 | tiān yǎn lùn | the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 进化论) |
| 天理教 | Tiān lǐ jiào | Tenrikyo (Japanese religion) |
| 天车 | tiān chē | gantry traveling crane |
| 天花 | tiān huā | smallpox |
| 天鹅 | tiān é | swan |
| 天灾 | tiān zāi | natural disaster |
| 天花板 | tiān huā bǎn | ceiling |
| 天王星 | Tiān wáng xīng | Uranus (planet) |
| 天人 | tiān rén | Man and Heaven; celestial being |
| 天桥 | tiān qiáo | overhead walkway; pedestrian bridge; Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 济南市, Shandong |
| 天意 | tiān yì | providence; the Will of Heaven |
| 天坛 | tiān tán | Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) |
| 天敌 | tiān dí | predator; natural enemy |
| 天文单位 | tiān wén dān wèi | Astronomical Unit; AU; 149,567,892 km |
| 天然纤维 | tiān rán xiān wéi | natural fiber |
| 天文台 | tiān wén tái | observatory |
| 天下太平 | tiān xià tài píng | the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity |
| 天主 | Tiān Zhǔ | Lord of Heaven; the Christian God; abbr. for 天主教, Catholicism |
| 天地会 | tiān dì huì | Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization) |
| 天神 | tiān shén | a God; a deity |
| 天象 | tiān xiàng | meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse) |
| 天顺 | Tiān shùn | Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, Temple name Yingzong 英宗 |
| 天干 | tiān gān | the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
| 天底下 | tiān dǐ xià | in this world; under the sun |
| 天涯 | tiān yá | the other end of the world; a far-away place |
| 天蓝 | tiān lán | sky blue |
| 天柱 | tiān zhù | pillars supporting heaven; Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 天棚 | tiān péng | ceiling; awning |
| 天竺 | Tiān zhú | the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) |
| 天际 | tiān jì | horizon |
| 天书 | tiān shū | imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; double dutch |
| 天资 | tiān zī | innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry |
| 天长 | Tiān cháng | Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui |
| 天择 | tiān zé | natural selection |
| 天球 | tiān qiú | celestial sphere |
| 天全 | Tiān quán | Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 天长地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ | enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal |
| 天下大乱 | tiān xià dà luàn | the whole country in rebellion |
天下无难事，
只怕有心人 | tiān xià wú nán shì ,
zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén | lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom) |
| 天下第一 | tiān xià dì yī | first under heaven; number one in the country |
天下兴亡，
匹夫有责 | tiān xià xīng wáng ,
pǐ fū yǒu zé | The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society. |
| 天主教徒 | tiān zhǔ jiào tú | Catholic; follower of Catholicism |
| 天主教会 | tiān zhǔ jiào huì | the Catholic church |
| 天主的羔羊 | Tiān zhǔ de Gāo yáng | the Lamb of God |
| 天人合一 | tiān rén hé yī | oneness of heaven and humanity; the theory that man is an integral part of nature |
| 天仙 | tiān xiān | immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman |
| 天份 | tiān fèn | variant of 天分 |
天低吴楚，
眼空无物 | tiān dī Wú Chǔ ,
yǎn kōng wú wù | the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon |
| 天佑吾人基业 | tiān yòu wú rén jī yè | annuit coeptis |
| 天使报喜节 | Tiān shǐ bào xǐ jié | Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day |
