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天上

tiānshàng

in the sky

The sun above a cloud
Memory picture

Characters in this word

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 天上有云。 Tiān shàng yǒu yún. There are clouds in the sky.
  • 鸟在天上飞。 Niǎo zài tiān shàng fēi. Birds fly in the sky.
  • 天上星星很多。 Tiān shàng xīng xing hěn duō. There are many stars in the sky.

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