Hanzi sentence loop
天 - tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.
“”。 天上 is a common expression.
天 in a real sentence
“”。 天上 is a common expression.Read 天 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.
Reading supports
Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.
How to read 天
Click 天 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 天 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 天 |
| Pinyin | tiān |
| English | sky, heaven; god, celestial |
| Radical hint | 大 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 天上 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 天下. “”。 Please read 天主 one more time.
Common words with this character
the sky; the heavens
land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China
God; abbr. for 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], Catholicism
courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 天 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 天上 and 天下 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.