Definitions
(noun)
sky; heaven
(noun)
day
Etymology
Depicts a person (大) with an emphasized head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "top", "high", and "sky".
About
The character "天" derives from an early pictographic concept depicting a human figure with a emphasized head to signify the sky above. Its present structure is conventionally explained as the component "一" positioned over "大", representing "one" or "the above" and "big" respectively, although this analytical breakdown reflects a later scholarly interpretation rather than the character's formative construction. The primary meaning originally centered on the physical sky or the celestial heaven, from which it acquired additional layers including metaphysical notions of a supreme divine force, the inherent order of nature, and a temporal designation for a twenty-four-hour period.
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今天天气很好。
天空是蓝色的。
我们天天去学校。
明天我要去北京。
夏天很热，冬天很冷。
天气预报说今天有雨。
他每天学习到深夜。
天文学是一门有趣的科学。