陽
U+967D
11 STROKES
Entry·pron. yáng
ㄧㄤˊ
“The sun; the male principle in Taoism, opposite of yin; positive electric charge; the bright side of a mountain or shady side of water; the world of the living.”
Taiwan rank
#771
Radical
阜mound/dam
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 太陽sun; sunlight; sunshine
- 陽光sunshine; sunlight; (of personality) cheerful, upbeat, energetic; (of governance, process) transparent, open to public scrutiny
- 太陽能ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊsolar energy; power derived from the sun's radiation, convertible into electricity or heat.
- 陽台balcony; an outdoor platform projecting from a building, used for sitting or drying clothes
- 洛陽ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄤˊcity in western Henan, China; historically a capital for several dynasties; also called Luoyang City.
- 陽明ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊbright; luminous; sunshine; Yangming (Wang Shiren's sobriquet); Yangming district in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang; Yangming Cave on Kuaiji Mountain in Shaoxing, Zhejiang; a meridian name in traditional Chinese medicine.
- 夕陽ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊsunset; the setting sun; (by extension) old age; decline; a waning period
- 陰陽ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊyin and yang; complementary opposing forces in Chinese philosophy; divination or geomancy based on cosmic principles; a fortune-teller or feng shui practitioner; cathode and anode in electricity.
- 陽明山ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢYangmingshan; a mountain and national park north of Taipei, Taiwan; known for hot springs, cherry blossoms, and flower festivals; formerly called Caoshan, renamed in 1950 after the Ming-dynasty scholar Wang Yangming.
- 蘭陽Yilan; a region in northeastern Taiwan; the Yilan Plain; the Yilan River.
- 瀋陽a major city in northeastern China; capital of Liaoning Province; industrial and cultural hub
- 朝陽ㄓㄠ ㄧㄤˊmorning sun; east side of a mountain; facing the sun; a county name in China
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