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天 (tiān): Sky — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 天

The sky and celestial realm

In these words, 天 refers to the sky, heavens, or outer space.

天空 • tiān kōng • sky; the heavens • HSK 5
HSK 5
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 天

天气 • tiān qì • weather
HSK 1
tiān天
qì气
6.

Example Sentences

jīn今
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
gōng

Information

Pinyintiān
Meaningsky, heaven, or the celestial realm
Strokes4
Radical大
Traditional天
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#95
Zhuyinㄊㄧㄢ
UnicodeU+5929
CangjieMK
tiān天
kōng空

sky; the heavens

天堂 • tiān táng • heaven; paradise • HSK 6
HSK 6
tiān天
táng堂

heaven; paradise

天文 • tiān wén • astronomy • HSK 6
HSK 6
tiān天
wén文

astronomy

航天 • háng tiān • space flight; aerospace • HSK 6
HSK 6
háng航
tiān天

space flight; aerospace

Days and time periods

time word + 天

Here 天 means 'day' and combines with time words to name specific days or periods.

今天 • jīn tiān • today • HSK 1
HSK 1
jīn今
tiān天

today

明天 • míng tiān • tomorrow • HSK 1
HSK 1
míng明
tiān天

tomorrow

昨天 • zuó tiān • yesterday • HSK 1
HSK 1
zuó昨
tiān天

yesterday

星期天 • xīng qī tiān • Sunday • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xīng星
qī期
tiān天

Sunday

Natural or inborn qualities

天 + adjective/noun

In these words, 天 suggests something natural, innate, or given by heaven.

天真 • tiān zhēn • innocent; naive • HSK 5
HSK 5
tiān天
zhēn真

innocent; naive

天才 • tiān cái • genius; talent; gift • HSK 6
HSK 6
tiān天
cái才

genius; talent; gift

天生 • tiān shēng • inherent; innate • HSK 6
HSK 6
tiān天
shēng生

inherent; innate

天赋 • tiān fù • natural gift, talent • HSK 6
HSK 6
tiān天
fù赋

natural gift, talent

weather

白天 • bái tiān • daytime
HSK 3.0 · L1
bái白
tiān天

daytime

冬天 • dōng tiān • winter
HSK 3.0 · L3
dōng冬
tiān天

winter

前天 • qián tiān • the day before yesterday
HSK 3.0 · L3
qián前
tiān天

the day before yesterday

半天 • bàn tiān • half of the day
HSK 3.0 · L3
bàn半
tiān天

half of the day

后天 • hòu tiān • the day after tomorrow
HSK 3.0 · L3
hòu后
tiān天

the day after tomorrow

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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  • 头tóuhead
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