first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
trad. 天地玄黃
Also written 天地玄黃【tiān dì xuán huáng】
Characters in this word
4天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
地
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-ly, structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- Pinyin
- de
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 271 of 2500
玄
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black, mysterious
- Pinyin
- xuán
- Strokes
- 5
黄
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surname Huang or Hwang
- Pinyin
- Huáng
- Traditional
- 黃
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4900 of 2500