天使

Meaning of 天使

天使 (tiānshǐ) is an angel — literally "heaven's messenger." The character 使 means both "messenger" and "envoy," giving it a sense of divine mission.

To say Angel in Chinese, pronounce 天使 as Tiān shǐ. The marks over the letters show the tones — the pitch contour that distinguishes Mandarin syllables.