上天

Traditional form:

上天

Pinyin (reading):

shàngtiān

Definitions:

• Heaven; Providence; God
• the sky above
• to fly skywards
• (euphemism) to die; to pass away
• the previous day (or days)

Characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial