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阳
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Yang

HSK 10 N2
Nature →Elements
yáng
ヨウ
ひ
양
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (陽)
阝 mound+ 昜 out =
陽 Yang
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
昜 Meaning component
yáng out
to open out, to expand
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Simplified (阳)
阝 mound+ 日 day =
阳 light
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
日 Simplified component
rì day
sun
Simplified from the traditional 陽. Used here since the sun corresponds to the 'Yang' of 'Yin and Yang' in Chinese philosophy.
Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阳 / 陽 [yáng]
positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]
Japanese
陽 ひ 同音
noun sun; sunshine; sunlight
陽 よう 同音

noun

  1. (the) positive
  2. yang (in Chinese divination)
  3. the open; visible place; public place
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
陽 あかり
Akari female given name
陽 あき
Aki female given name
陽 あきほ
Akiho female given name
陽 あきみ
Akimi female given name
陽 あきら
Akira female given name
陽 あたる
Ataru female given name
陽 きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
陽 たかし
Takashi given name
陽 のぼる
Noboru given name
陽 はる
Haru female given namesurname
陽 はるか
Haruka female given name
陽 はるき
Haruki female given name
陽 はるな
Haruna female given name
陽 はるひ
Haruhi female given name
陽 ひ
Hi unclassified name
陽 ひかり
Hikari female given name
陽 ひかる
Hikaru female given namesurname
陽 ひざし
Hizashi female given name
陽 ひたか
Hitaka given name
陽 ひな
Hina female given name
陽 ひなた
Hinata female given name
陽 ひまり
Himari female given name
陽 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
陽 まひな
Mahina female given name
陽 みなみ
Minami female given namesurname
陽 やこ
Yako surname
陽 よう
Yō female given namesurname
陽 ようじ
Yōji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
太阳 [tài​yang] #1,840
sun
阳光 [yáng​guāng] #2,198
sunshine
阳性 [yáng​xìng] #7,745
positive
阳台 [yáng​tái] #6,248
balcony
沈阳 [Shěn​yáng] #3,138
Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
太阳能 [tài​yáng​néng] #11,562
solar energy
晒太阳 [shài​tài​yáng] #12,373
to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
贵阳 [Guì​yáng] #6,440
Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Guì​zhōu], short name 筑[Zhù]
太阳系 [tài​yáng​xì] #11,424
solar system
夕阳 [xī​yáng] #15,624
sunset
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JAPANESE WORDS (184)
⭐ 太陽 [たいよう] #1,892
Sun
⭐ 陽気 [ようき] #5,875
cheerful
⭐ 日差し [ひざし] #6,137
sunlight
⭐ 夕日 [ゆうひ] #6,632
evening sun
⭐ 陽光 [ようこう] #9,575
sunshine
⭐ 日焼け [ひやけ] #12,421
sunburn
陽炎 [かげろう] #15,502
heat haze
陽動 [ようどう] #16,933
diversion
木漏れ日 [こもれび] #22,070
sunlight filtering through trees
⭐ 陽子 [ようし] #22,631
proton
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KOREAN WORDS (12)
태양 #12,236
sun
사양 #31,185
twilight; dusk
태양계 #33,055
solar system
석양 #36,393
sunset; setting sun
한양 #39,068
Hanyang
양력
solar calendar
양산
parasol
양지
sunny place; the sun
음양
yin and yang; male and female
음양오행
Yin-Yang and Five-Elements
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