天
tiān sky, day
4 strokes
Where the shape comes from
A person with arms out, 大, with a line drawn above their head. What is above you: the sky.
一the sky above
大a person
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
今天jīntiāntoday
天气tiānqìweather
春天chūntiānspring
Watch out
The mistake people make
Confusing it with 夫, fū, husband, where the top stroke is shorter than the one below.