Learn the Chinese Calligraphy of Heaven and Earth (the Universe)

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In Chinese, both 天地 (tiān dì) and 乾坤 (qiánkūn) can mean “heaven and earth,” and “the universe.”

As to the phrase of 天地乾坤 (tiān dì qián kūn), it is usually used to indicate the entire universe. The respective meanings of these four Chinese characters are as follows:

天 (tiān) usually means sky, heaven, god, day, weather, etc.
地 (dì) usually refers to earth, ground, land, soil, location, etc.
乾 (qián) usually denotes heaven, sky, male, etc.
坤 (kūn) usually means earth, female, etc.
天地 (tiān dì) usually indicates “heaven and earth,” the universe, the world, etc.
乾坤 (qiánkūn) usually symbolizes “heaven and earth,” the universe, the cosmos, “male and female,” etc.
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