Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

foreign; ocean

Chinese: 海洋。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yang” becomes a different word in each tone. 洋 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
  • 出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself
  • 洋溢yáng yìbrimming with; steeped in
  • 汪洋wāng yángvast body of water
  • 喜洋洋xǐ yáng yángradiant with joy

Example Sentence

太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。Tài píng yáng shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de hǎi yáng.The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.

太平洋Tài píng yángPacific Oceanshìis世界shì jièworldshàngonzuìmostbigdeof海洋hǎi yángocean