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" originated from an early pictographic depiction of a human figure with a highlighted head, conveying the idea of the sky above. Its structure evolved into the present form consisting of "一" placed over "大", abstractly representing the heavens as the vast expanse covering all. Initially referring to the physical sky, the meaning broadened over time to include philosophical and religious conceptions, such as the impersonal force governing the moral order in Confucian thought or the natural principle within Daoism, thereby accumulating layers of significance beyond its literal sense.
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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。