Sky in Chinese (Mandarin): 天 (tiān)
天
tiān
sky
- Simplified
- 天
- Traditional
- 天
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Typed as
- tian
Use it in a sentence
天很蓝。
天很藍。
The sky is very blue.
The characters in 天
天
Sky, and also day. A person (大) with a line above the head: the sky.
4 strokes
First tone, high and flat. 天 also means day: 今天 (jīntiān) is today, and the weather is 天气 (tiānqì).
More examples with 天
天黑了。
Tiān hēi le.
It is getting dark.
天上有白云。
天上有白雲。
Tiān shang yǒu bái yún.
There are white clouds in the sky.
How to write 天 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
天 4 strokes
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