洋(yáng)

HSK 69 strokes

ocean

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Character information

Pinyin
yáng
Meaning
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 洋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵羊

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 羊 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ羊yáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 洋 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 洋

Common words using 洋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xǐ喜yáng洋yáng洋
HSK 7-9

radiant with joy

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sān三yáng洋

Sanyō, Japanese electronics company

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chū出yáng洋

to go abroad (old)

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liú刘yáng洋

Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012)

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běi北bīng冰yáng洋

Arctic ocean

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běi北dà大xī西yáng洋

North Atlantic

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běi北yáng洋

the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong

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běi北yáng洋shuǐ水shī师

north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

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