rising into the heavens; soaring skyward
Literary or poetic expression for something ascending high into the sky. Often used in fixed phrases or classical contexts.
A painting depicting a dragon soaring into the heavens.
彼の野心は冲天の勢いだ。
His ambition has the momentum of something rising to the sky.
Standard kanji form; 冲 is a variant of 沖.
Variant using 沖 instead of 冲; both are used.
Compound of 冲 (high, soar) and 天 (heaven). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of rising skyward.