HSK 1 Character #83 · 4 Strokes
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天 (tiān · Hán Việt: Thiên) — sky; heaven; day; weather; nature. Top horizontal sky line 一 placed above a frontal standing person 大 (dà): the boundless sky above a human’s head.
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Thiên
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 大
- IDS Structure
- ⿱一大
- Traditional
- 天
天 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (4 Steps)
Customize 天 in Worksheet Generator →天1 横 Héng
天1 (32,20)→(71,15)
天2 横 Héng
天2 (17,47)→(82,42)
天3 撇 Piě
天3 (43,23)→(13,82)
天4 捺 Nà
天4 (49,46)→(92,84)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (天 = ⿱一大)
Top horizontal sky line 一 placed above a frontal standing person 大 (dà): the boundless sky above a human’s head.
⿱一大 → 一 + 大 (⿱)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 天
Make the top Horizontal stroke slightly shorter than the second Horizontal stroke (in 天, top bar is shorter, second bar is wider; contrast with 夫 where the vertical pierces the top bar).
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 天
Do not let the central Piě poke above the top Horizontal bar (if it pokes through the top bar, 天 becomes 夫 husband/man).
Essential HSK Compound Words with 天
today
tomorrow
weather
spring (season)
yesterday
to chat; to gossip
summer
paradise; heaven
winter
sky
Example Sentences Using 天 (tiān)
只要每天练习五分钟，汉字就会写得很漂亮。
Zhǐyào měitiān liànxí wǔ fēnzhōng, Hànzì jiù huì xiě de hěn piàoliang.
As long as you practice five minutes every day, your Chinese characters will look beautiful.
今天的天气晴朗，很适合去公园散步。
Jīntiān de tiānqì qínglǎng, hěn shìhé qù gōngyuán sànbù.
Today’s weather is sunny and clear, perfect for a walk in the park.