天空 sky
tiān 现代普通话 Modern MandarinAI 合成语音 AI-generated voice
早期的「天」画出正面站立的人，特别突出头部。人的头顶在高处，字义后来扩展到天空。 Early 天 shows a standing person with the head emphasized. The idea of the highest part of a person extended to the sky above.
分类依据 Why these classifications?
传统六书分类可以交叉。前四类描述构形，假借与转注涉及用字或字词关系。标签可能对应不同历史或现代字形。问号表示暂定或传统解释；打开汉字可查看依据。 The six traditional classifications (六书) overlap. The first four describe construction; loangraphs and derivative cognates concern use or relationships. Tags may refer to different historical or modern forms. A question mark flags a provisional or traditional interpretation; open a character for its evidence.
指事 Indicatives 天
暂定分析 Provisional analysis这一指事解释把人形上突出的头部看作指向顶端的标记。中大字库将头部形象与后来的天空义相联系；分类属于解释，并非直接画天空。
This indicative reading treats the emphasized head on a human figure as a pointer to the top. CUHK links that head image with the later sky meaning; the category is interpretive, not a literal sky picture.
参考资料 References: [1]
中间形态是教学示意，并非已证实的古代字形。 Intermediate shapes are teaching illustrations, not attested ancient glyphs.
所选字形 THE SELECTED FORM
词义示意图 Meaning illustration
早期的「天」画出正面站立的人，特别突出头部。人的头顶在高处，字义后来扩展到天空。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 Early 天 shows a standing person with the head emphasized. The idea of the highest part of a person extended to the sky above. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
把整个故事放在眼前。 The whole story, in view.
点击任一字形或连接 Choose any form or connection早期字形 EARLY FORMS
现代字形规范 MODERN CONVENTIONS
这是帮助学习的关联总览，并非连续的历史时间线；完整动画串联所选字例，最后呈现简体字；有出处的字形、异体与证据空缺均予保留。 This is a learning view, not a continuous historical timeline; the full animation connects selected examples and ends with the simplified character; sourced forms, variants, and evidence gaps remain visible.
练习书写 Practice writing
练习选项 Practice options
用鼠标、手指或触控笔书写。 Use a mouse, finger, or stylus. 请在练习板外滑动页面。 Scroll outside the pad to move the page.
临时练习，笔迹不会保存或上传。 Practice is temporary; strokes are not saved or uploaded.
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原创教学插图
Original teaching illustration词义示意图 Meaning illustration
早期的「天」画出正面站立的人，特别突出头部。人的头顶在高处，字义后来扩展到天空。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 Early 天 shows a standing person with the head emphasized. The idea of the highest part of a person extended to the sky above. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
它突出的是头部，并非直接描画天空。 It highlights the head; it is not a literal drawing of the sky.