明天 (míng tiān)

Character breakdown

• 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).

• 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

1. 明天见。 — See you tomorrow.
2. 明天见！ — See you tomorrow.
3. 好，明天见！ — Okay, see you tomorrow!
4. 明天要下雪。 — It'll snow tomorrow.
5. 我明天能来。 — I can come tomorrow.

View all 50 example sentences for 明天 →