Traditional display

司天台

sī tiān tái

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Definitions

1. Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards

Child Words of 司天台

• 天 天 tiān: day
• 台 台 tái: desk; table; counter
• 司 司 sī: to take charge of
• 天台 天台 tiān tāi: Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
• 天台 天台 tiān tái: rooftop