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Animated Stroke Order 天

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How to write 天 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 天

天 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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天=一one+大big/person

A person (大) with a line above their head, representing the sky or heavens overhead.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 天

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 天

HSK words that contain this character.

今天

jīn tiān

today

天气

tiān qì

weather

明天

míng tiān

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 天 is used in context

jīn今

tiān天

wǒ我

men们

yào要

qù去

gōng

Information

Pinyintiān

Meaningsky

Strokes4

Radical大

Traditional天

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#95

Zhuyinㄊㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+5929

CangjieMK

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昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

礼拜天

lǐ bài tiān

Sunday

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天真

tiān zhēn

innocent; naive

天空

tiān kōng

sky; the heavens

天伦之乐

tiān lún zhī lè

the happiness of a family reunion

天堂

tiān táng

heaven; paradise

天才

tiān cái

genius; talent; gift

天文

tiān wén

astronomy

天然气

tiān rán qì

natural gas

天生

tiān shēng

inherent; innate

天赋

tiān fù

natural gift, talent

公

yuán园

wán玩

。

Today we are going to the park to play.

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

hěn很

lán蓝

。

The sky is very blue today.

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

kōng空

fēi非

cháng常

lán蓝

。

Today's sky is very blue.

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

，

shì适

hé合

chū出

mén门

。

The weather is good, suitable for going out.

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

zài在

tiān天

shàng上

fēi飞

。

The little bird is flying in the sky.

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