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天 4 strokes

天 tiān — sky; day

4 strokes · radical 大 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

A person with arms out, 大, and one flat line above the head: whatever is over you. It means sky, heaven, weather, and a day all at once.

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A person with arms out, 大, and one flat line above the head: whatever is over you.

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今天天气

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