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The ancient form of the character looks like a person with a big head -- a head on top of da4 (big) so it originally means 'top'. Then the head on the top was transformed to a horizontal line. It now stands for 'sky'.

Pronunciation: tian1

Meaning: sky; heaven; day; nature; weather.

Related Characters:
     Di4 - the earth (the antonym of tian1)

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