明天 (míng tiān)
tomorrow
Character breakdown
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明 (Míng) · 8 strokes
The character was originally depicted moonlight (月) shining through a window (囧). The 囧 component was later reanalyzed as 日 (sun).
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天 (tiān) · 4 strokes
Depicts a person (大) with an emphasized head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "top", "high", and "sky".
Example sentences
- 明天见。 — See you tomorrow.
- 明天见! — See you tomorrow.
- 好,明天见! — Okay, see you tomorrow!
- 明天要下雪。 — It'll snow tomorrow.
- 我明天能来。 — I can come tomorrow.
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