天空

tiānkōng

Traditional: 天空

#1966 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

sky

Word origin

A compound of 天 (tiān, heaven or sky) and 空 (kōng, empty or void), meaning the open expanse above, that is, the sky.

Origin
compound
Root
天 (tiān, sky) + 空 (kōng, empty space)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 天

Stroke order for 空

Examples

lán

Today the sky is especially blue.

xiáng

The birds are soaring in the sky.

The night sky is full of stars.

hóng

A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.

tái

He looked up at the sky.

天空 (tiān kōng) means the sky. It joins 天 (sky or heaven) with 空 (empty space) to name the open expanse overhead.

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This word is part of lesson 40.