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yáng

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yáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yáng | yang2
English translation
positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: yīn
> Yīn [yīn] ☯
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

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About yáng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

yáng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

The place  of the sun ; compare  Yīn

Etymology of yáng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

阝日

Explanation

The traditional characters yīn (Yin) and yáng (Yang) were simplified to Yīn and yáng . In Chinese philosophy, the moon ( yuè ) corresponds to Yin ( Yīn ) and the sun () corresponds to Yang ( yáng ).

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Example sentences using yáng

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chén yáng 哪里 nǎ lǐ yǒu mài 通化 Tōng huà 东宝 Dōng bǎo 生产 shēngchǎn de 胰岛素 yí dǎo sù ?

Does Shenyang where have the insulin that sells a Hua Dongbao production?

植物 zhíwù de 本性 běn xìng shì Xiàng shǎng tǐng cuàn 争取 zhēngqǔ 阳光 yángguāng .

It's the nature of plants to strain upwards to the light.

zài 强烈 qiángliè de 阳光 yángguāng xià , de 眼睛 yǎnjing le 起来 qǐlai .

Her eyes were puckered up against the strong sunlight.

阳光 yángguāng zhào dào 窗玻璃 chuāng bō lí shǎng , yòu 反射 fǎnshè dào 身上 shēn shang .

The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him.

夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià shí ,空气 kōngqì biàn Lěng le ,天空 tiānkōng 布满 bù mǎn le yún .

Just at sunset the air turned cold and the sky cloudy.

Words with yáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
太阳 tàiyang sun太陽
阳光 yángguāng sunshine陽光
yáng sun yáng
阳性 yáng xìng positive陽性
阳台 yángtái balcony陽臺
沈阳 Shěn yáng old names include Fengtian 奉天 Fèng tiān , Shengjing 盛京 Shèng jīng and Mukden瀋陽
太阳能 tài yáng néng solar energy太陽能
晒太阳 shài tài yáng to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)曬太陽
贵阳 Guì yáng Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guì​zhōu], short name Zhù [Zhù]貴陽
太阳系 tài yáng xì solar system太陽系
夕阳 xīyáng sunset夕陽
阴阳 yīn yáng yin and yang陰陽
洛阳 Luò yáng Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times洛陽
太阳镜 tài yáng jìng sunglasses太陽鏡
贵阳市 Guì yáng shì Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guì​zhōu]貴陽市
沈阳市 Shěn yáng shì old names include Fengtian 奉天 Fèng tiān , Shengjing 盛京 Shèng jīng and Mukden瀋陽市
朝阳 Cháo yáng Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳 Cháo yáng , Liaoning朝陽
朝阳区 Cháo yáng qū Chaoyang inner district of Beijing朝陽區
阳痿 yáng wěi (med.) impotence陽痿
太阳穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head)太陽穴
太阳神 tài yáng shén Sun God太陽神
阳刚 yáng gāng manly陽剛
欧阳 Ōu yáng two-character surname Ouyang歐陽
阳伞 yáng sǎn parasol陽傘
汉阳 Hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province漢陽

yáng Decomposition & Compounds

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yáng Decomposition

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