天
tiān
day
sky; heaven
one (一) + great person (大) = sky above all
大 depicts a person with arms outstretched; the line above marks what is over their head — the great expanse of sky. From sky comes the sense of a day's arc and, poetically, heaven.
今天天气很好，我们出去走走吧。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo, wǒ men chū qù zǒu zǒu ba.
Today the weather is very nice, let's go out for a walk.
他抬起头，看着蓝色的天，心里很平静。
tā tái qǐ tóu, kàn zhe lán sè de tiān, xīn lǐ hěn píng jìng.
He raised his head, looked at the blue sky, and felt calm inside.
Words with 天
前天
qián tiān
the day before yesterday
天良
tiān liáng
conscience
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
(idiom) until the end of time
归天
guī tiān
to die
天伦之乐
tiān lún zhī lè
family love and joy
天坑
tiān kēng
sinkhole
天文台
tiān wén tái
astronomical observatory
北京航空航天大学
běi jīng háng kōng háng tiān dà xué
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
一天到晚
yī tiān dào wǎn
all day long; the whole day
半天
bàn tiān
half of the day
天主教会
tiān zhǔ jiào huì
the Catholic Church