天文
Old HSK 6
天文 (tiānwén) · astronomy
天文 (tiānwén) means “astronomy”. It is written with 2 characters: 天 (day) + 文 (writing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 天文 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)
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他对天文很感兴趣。Tā duì tiānwén hěn gǎnxìngqù.He is very interested in astronomy.
我们参观了天文馆。Wǒmen cānguān le tiānwén guǎn.We visited the planetarium.
Questions about 天文
What does 天文 mean?
天文 (tiānwén) means “astronomy”.
How do you pronounce 天文?
天文 is pronounced tiānwén.
Which HSK level is 天文?
天文 is in Old HSK 6.
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 天文 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 178: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.