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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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天1 / 1
Character breakdowntiān / top–bottom / Meaning compound
天
tiān

Origin clue: The heavens 一 above a man 大

Strokes

Components

Part / top一yīonePart / bottom大dàbig, great
天tiān
Structuretop–bottom
Radical大big, great
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

天 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 9

  • 今天 HSK 1jīntiāntoday
  • 明天 HSK 1míngtiāntomorrow
  • 昨天 HSK 1zuótiānyesterday
  • 天气 HSK 1tiānqìweather
  • 春（天） HSK 3chūn (tiān)spring