天文学

天文學
tiānwénxué
noun #20,996

Meanings

  1. 1 astronomy

Examples

HSK 5
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì tiānwénxué chōngmǎn xìngqù.
She has been fascinated by astronomy since childhood.
HSK 7-9
Tiānwénxué shì yánjiū yǔzhòu tiāntǐ de kēxué.
Astronomy is the science of studying celestial bodies in the universe.

Tips

memory
天 (sky/heaven) + 文 (writings/patterns) + 学 (study) = the study of the patterns in the sky. Ancient Chinese astronomers carefully recorded star positions, which were seen as messages from heaven.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
文 wén
学 xué