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陽 yáng

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yáng | yang2
English translation
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

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About 陽 yáng

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Number of strokes

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Traditional form

陽 yáng

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

The place 阝 yì of the sun 昜 yáng ; compare 阴 Yīn

Etymology of 陽 yáng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝昜

Explanation

The traditional characters 陰 yīn (Yin) and 陽 yáng (Yang) were simplified to 阴 Yīn and 阳 yáng . In Chinese philosophy, the moon (月 yuè ) corresponds to Yin (阴 Yīn ) and the sun (日 Rì ) corresponds to Yang (阳 yáng ).

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Words with 陽 yáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
太阳 tàiyang sun太陽
阳光 yángguāng sunshine陽光
阳 yáng sun陽 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 筑 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

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