Meaning
positive (electric.); sun
Chinese: 太阳、阳光，也表示阳性。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yang” becomes a different word in each tone. 阳 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 太阳tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head)
- 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- 阳台yáng táibalcony; porch
- 太阳能tài yáng néngsolar energy
- 夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sun
Example Sentence
向阳的房间又亮又暖。Xiàng yáng de fáng jiān yòu liàng yòu nuǎn.A room facing the sun is bright and warm.
向阳Xiàng yángfacing the sun的deof房间fáng jiānroom又yòuagain亮liàngbright又yòuagain暖nuǎnwarm。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A mound or hill (阝) plus the sun (日): the sunlit side of a hill. It means ‘sun / yang / sunny’. Simplified from 陽.
A way to remember it
The sunny side of the hill — yang.
Easy to confuse with
- 阴‘Shade / yin’: the same hill (阝), but with 月 (moon) — the shady side.