Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
天 shows 大 person with 一 as a mark on the forehead, so it first meant 'a person's forehead'. From 'top of the head' it reached 'sky, heaven', a sense borrowed for its sound. It then grew to 'nature' and 'day'.
Drawn as: person; forehead mark
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