Memory phrase for the character: 天

天

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Meaning

sky, heaven

Pronunciation

tiān

Explanation

 A big 大 person with the sky/heaven 一 above him.

Mnemonic
 
As far as a big person can reach is: the sky.

Radicals

大 big, hugeA person 人 with spread arms 一 appears big.
天 skyThe line 一 above the big 大 person indicates the sky. - Don't mistake with "early death" 夭, even though there is some overlapping in the explanations.




 Vocabulary

昊天 hào tiān  clear sky
瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi  to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
天鹅 tiān é  swan
天玑 tiān jī  gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天赐 tiān cì  bestowed by heaven
天璇 tiān xuán  beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天葬 tiān zàng  sky burial
雨过天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng  sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
晴天 qíng tiān  clear sky; sunny day
聊天 liáo tiān  to chat; to gossip
天棚 tiān péng  ceiling; awning
天棚 tiān péng  

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