天上
HSK 2 (2021)
天上 (tiānshàng) · in the sky
天上 (tiānshàng) means “in the sky”. It is written with 2 characters: 天 (day) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 天上 is built
The characters
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天上有很多星星。Tiānshàng yǒu hěn duō xīngxing.There are many stars in the sky.
你看，天上有一只鸟！Nǐ kàn, tiānshàng yǒu yī zhī niǎo!Look, there's a bird in the sky!
Questions about 天上
What does 天上 mean?
天上 (tiānshàng) means “in the sky”.
How do you pronounce 天上?
天上 is pronounced tiānshàng.
Which HSK level is 天上?
天上 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
Learn 天上 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.