天演

Traditional form:

天演

Pinyin (reading):

tiānyǎn

Definitions:

• natural change
• evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化／进化)

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 演 - to perform, to act, to put on a play

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 演 - to perform, to act, to put on a play