天空
tiānkōngTraditional: 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
天
空
Examples
蓝。
Today the sky is especially blue.
翔。
The birds are soaring in the sky.
。
The night sky is full of stars.
雨虹。
A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.
抬。
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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