天朝

Traditional form:

天朝

Pinyin (reading):

Tiāncháo

Definitions:

• Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning