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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.

the sky above
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tiānweather
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.