Chinese characters
- 天（tiān, sky;day）：This character originally means the top of one’s head. It is used to refer to the sky or heaven that is above one’s head. Now, it also means “day”.
- 月（yuè, moon）：This character is derived from a picture of the moon.
- 上（shàng, above）：Originally, this character was composed of a short line and a longer horizontal line. The horizontal line of this character represents the horizon. The short line is above the horizontal line, which means something is above the horizon.
- 下（xià, below）：The opposite meaning of 上（shàng, above）.
After learning this video, you can write these characters as their order in the worksheet to help you better understand what you have learned.
Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Conversation
Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Conversation
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