Character

天

tiān HSK 1
天 tiān HSK 1
  • 1. sky
  • 2. overhead; elevated
  • 3. day; a full day and night; or daytime specifically
  • 4. day (counter for days)
  • 5. a period of time within a day
  • 6. season; time of year
  • 7. weather; climate
  • 8. natural; innate
  • 9. nature; the natural world
  • 10. a surname
  • 11. (lit.) that which one depends on for survival
  • 12. gods, Buddhas, or immortals and their realm (in superstition)
  • 13. honorific for a ruler, father, or husband in ancient times
  • 14. the supreme ruler of all things; the Creator (in superstition)
Words using 天 as tiān (52)
Structure & writing
天 tiān — sky
天 is a component in 2 characters

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1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
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2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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