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洋 yáng

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洋 yáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yáng | yang2
English translation
ocean
vast
foreign
silver dollar or coin
sea, ocean; western, foreign

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About 洋 yáng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

洋 yáng

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Adjectival morpheme / 形语素 Xíng yǔ sù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 洋 yáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵羊

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

羊 Yáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 羊 Yáng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 洋 yáng

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把 bǎ 洋葱 yáng cōng 炒 chǎo 五分钟 Zhōng .

Saute & 1 & the onions for five minutes.

用 yòng 不 bù 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ 版 bǎn 制作 zhìzuò 是 shì 间 jiān 接 jiē 由 yóu 晴 qíng 片 piān 来 lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求给 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

Solid polyester version is direct female slice of seihan without intermediate step.

这 zhè 是 shì 一 yī 道 dào 好 hǎo 菜 cài ,洋葱 yáng cōng 炒 chǎo 肝 gān .

This is a delicious dish — liver and onions.

我 wǒ 用 yòng 普通 pǔ tōng 油 yóu 还是 háishi 黄油 huáng yóu 来 lái 炒 chǎo 洋葱 yáng cōng 呢 ne ?

Shall I use oil or butter for frying the onions?

我 wǒ 懒洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng 地弯下 xià 腰 yāo 把 bǎ 它 tā 捡 jiǎn 了 le 起来 qǐlai ,递 dì 还 Huán 给 gěi 了 le 他 tā .

I picked it up with a weary bend and handed it back to her.

Words with 洋 yáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
海洋 hǎiyáng ocean海洋 hǎiyáng
洋 yáng ocean洋 yáng
太平洋 Tài píng Yáng Pacific Ocean太平洋 Tài píng Yáng
洋葱 yáng cōng bulb onion洋蔥
大西洋 Dà xī yáng Atlantic Ocean大西洋 Dà xī yáng
大洋 dà yáng oceans大洋 dà yáng
洋娃娃 yáng wá wa doll (of Western appearance)洋娃娃 yáng wá wa
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America)西洋 xī yáng
洋溢 yáng yì brimming with洋溢 yáng yì
印度洋 Yìn dù yáng Indian Ocean印度洋 Yìn dù yáng
巡洋舰 xún yáng jiàn cruiser (warship)巡洋艦
汪洋 wāng yáng vast body of water汪洋 wāng yáng
远洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas遠洋
洋气 yáng qì trendy洋氣
洋人 yáng rén foreigner洋人 yáng rén
南洋 Nán yáng Southeast Asia南洋 Nán yáng
懒洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng lazily懶洋洋
得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng joyfully satisfied得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng
大洋洲 Dà yáng zhōu Oceania大洋洲 Dà yáng zhōu
热情洋溢 rè qíng yáng yì brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth熱情洋溢
洋装 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress洋裝
北洋 Běi yáng the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong北洋 Běi yáng
三洋 Sān yáng Sanyō, Japanese electronics company三洋 Sān yáng

洋 yáng Decomposition & Compounds

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洋 yáng Decomposition

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