天 tiān sky; day
Made up of [大 dà big; great; large; very radical 37]Used as component 天 in :笑 xiào ; 袄 ǎo ; 关 guān
Similar looking characters : 夫 fū (husband)
Made with 4 strokes.
Picture of a big person under the sky
Ancient small seal form
Related characters
Also uses 大 dà component: 夫 fū (husband) 美 měi (beautiful) 莫 mò (do not) 奇 qí (strange) 庆 qìng (celebrate) 失 shī (to lose) 太 tài (too) 头 tóu (head) 央 yāng (center) 夷 yí (barbarians)
Different tone
田 tián (field)Pronunciation
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Provinces
天津 TianjinCities
天水 Tianshui, Gansu天门 Tianmen, Hubei
天津 Tianjin City, Tianjin
Proverbs
冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì Encountering adverse conditions人恶人怕天不怕,人善人欺天不欺 rén è rén pà tiān bù pà, rén shàn rén qī tiān bù qī Even though evil works may go unpunished on earth, good works do not go unnoticed in heaven. Reward for good may not be immediately received.
天南地北 tiān nán dì běi Places or opinions that are very far apart
天下没有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí Good fortune can not last for ever
天下乌鸦一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi Bad people are all the same. You find bad people everywhere
天作之合 tiān zuò zhī hé Blissful affection
Phrases
今 天 jīn tiān Today明 天 míng tiān Tomorrow
后 天 hòu tiān Day after tomorrow
昨 天 zuó tiān Yesterday
天 气 tiān qì Weather
天安门 tiān ān mén Tiananmen Square
Also
天安门广场 Tiānānmén Guǎngchǎng Tiananmen Square天 tiān heaven