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天上 (tiān shàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

天上 (tiān shàng) is a Chinese word: in the sky. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 天上

名 míng noun

in the sky

天上有很多星星。

tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing

There are many stars in the sky.

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Word breakdown

天 tiān — sky, heaven

上 shàng — on, above, in (indicating position)

Structure & writing
1 天 tiān — sky
天 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.1 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)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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1.2 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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Stroke order

2 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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