天

• 拼音: tiān
• 汉字拆解: 天 = pictograph of a person (大) with a line above indicating the sky overhead

含义

Day; sky; heaven. Also used as a measure word for counting days.

One of the most common characters in Chinese. As a noun, it means 'sky' or 'day.' As a measure word, it counts days (三天 = three days). Appears in many compounds: 今天 (today), 明天 (tomorrow), 天气 (weather), 天空 (sky).

例句

1. 今天天气很好。
2. 我在北京住了三天。
3. 天黑了，我们回家吧。

用法指南

语境: time, nature, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你哪天有时间？(Which day are you free?)
• 今天是星期几？(What day of the week is it today?)

错误说法

• 我住了三个天。(Wrong measure word usage — say 三天 directly; 天 itself is a measure word for days and does not need 个)

起源与历史

A pictograph of a person with a large head, with the top stroke representing the sky above. The original meaning was 'sky' or 'heaven.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal