阳(yáng)

HSK 26 strokesTrad. 陽

positive (electric.)

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Character information

Pinyin
yáng
Meaning
positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 阴
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
陽

Origin & structure

Where 阳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝日

The place 阝 of the sun 日; compare 阴

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ日rì

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 陽: The place 阝 of the sun 昜; compare 阴

How to write 阳 step by step

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

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Words with 阳

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

tài太yáng阳
HSK 2

sun

Open 太阳 page →
yáng阳guāng光
HSK 3

sunshine

Open 阳光 page →
yáng阳tái台
HSK 4

variant of 阳台

Open 阳台 page →
tài太yáng阳néng能
HSK 6

solar energy

Open 太阳能 page →
yáng阳xìng性
HSK 7-9

positive

Open 阳性 page →
shài晒tài太yáng阳
HSK 7-9

to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)

Open 晒太阳 page →
zhōng中yáng阳

Zhangyang county in Lüliang 吕梁, Shanxi 山西

Open 中阳 page →
dān丹yáng阳

see 丹阳市

Open 丹阳 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

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太光台能性晒中丹

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