应天承运 yìngtiānchéngyùn to rule by divine right Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 应 應 yìng verbnoun to suit (bound form) to suit; to respond to; to comply with天 tiān nounproper noun God God; Heaven; the supreme ruler of the universe in traditional belief承运 承運 chéngyùn to accept the Mandate of Heaven (literary) To receive the divine right to rule as emperor; to be ordained by Heaven