天
天
“sky”
Radical: 大
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 1
How 天 is built — stacked top over bottom
The story behind 天
One (一) above big (大) = sky/heaven (天). What is above everything big?
💡 天天 (tiāntiān) = every day. 天气 (tiānqì) = weather.
Words with 天
今天 jīntiān — today
明天 míngtiān — tomorrow
天气 tiānqì — weather
昨天 zuótiān — yesterday
聊天 liáotiān — to chat
聊天 liáo tiān — to chat
礼拜天 lǐ bài tiān — Sunday
天空 tiān kōng — sky
天真 tiān zhēn — naive
成天 chéng tiān — (coll.) all day long
得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu — (of an area) rich in resources
航天 háng tiān — space flight
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