Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
洋
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
洋
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
洋
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
洋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
洋 [yáng]
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
洋 あきら
Akira unclassified name
洋 うみ
Umi female given name
洋 おおみ
Oomi given name
洋 なだ
Nada surname
洋 はるか
Haruka female given name
洋 ひろ
Hiro unclassified name
洋 ひろし
Hiroshi surnamegiven name
洋 ひろみ
Hiromi given name
洋 ひろむ
Hiromu given name
洋 ふかし
Fukashi given name
洋 ゆたか
Yutaka unclassified name
洋 よう
Yō surnamegiven name
洋 よういち
Yōichi unclassified name
洋 ようじ
Yōji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
海洋 [hǎiyáng] #4,338
ocean
太平洋 [TàipíngYáng] #6,070
Pacific Ocean
洋葱 [yángcōng] #5,894
onion (Allium cepa)
洋葱 [yángcōng] #5,894
onion (Allium cepa)
大西洋 [Dàxīyáng] #8,819
Atlantic Ocean
大洋 [dàyáng] #12,568
ocean
洋娃娃 [yángwáwa] #9,900
doll (of Western appearance)
西洋 [xīyáng] #17,912
the West (Europe and North America)
洋溢 [yángyì] #20,174
brimming with
印度洋 [Yìndùyáng] #43,700
Indian Ocean
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 洋服 [ようふく] #6,574
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
⭐ 西洋 [せいよう] #9,838
the West
⭐ 東洋 [とうよう] #13,949
the East
洋館 [ようかん] #18,762
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
⭐ 太平洋 [たいへいよう] #18,778
Pacific Ocean
羊皮紙 [ようひし] #19,219
parchment
⭐ 洋風 [ようふう] #24,951
Western style
⭐ 洋食 [ようしょく] #27,070
Western food
⭐ 海洋 [かいよう] #27,265
ocean
⭐ 西洋人 [せいようじん] #28,915
Western person
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