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天tiān

sky; heaven; day (今天, 明天); weather (天气); natural; innate (天性, 天才)

天 is the sky — and a day, the weather, and what is heaven-given.

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The header calls the formation 指事 — a mark (一) above 大 for what is above, the sky; shown here as two pieces.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

天tiān

sky; heaven; day (今天, 明天); weather (天气); natural; innate (天性, 天才)

天 is the sky — and a day, the weather, and what is heaven-given.

The header calls the formation 指事 — a mark (一) above 大 for what is above, the sky; shown here as two pieces.

TOP MARK (THE SKY ABOVE)

一yī

one

Structural source piece in 百; not every visible stroke-like piece is taught as a separate word.

In 天: top mark (the sky above) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

THE LARGE BASE FIGURE

大dà

big; large

A standalone character; kept separate from the unclaimed visual role in 参 and the base-figure role in 天.

In 天: the large base figure Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

tiānTone 1
  • sky; heaven
  • day (今天, 明天)
  • weather (天气)
  • natural; innate (天性, 天才)
  • 今天jīntiāntoday
  • 天气tiānqìweather
  • 天空tiānkōngthe sky

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