太阳

tàiyáng

Traditional: 太陽

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Translation

the sun

Word origin

A compound of 太 (tài, greatest) and 阳 (yáng, the bright, masculine principle), together meaning the greatest source of light, the sun. The simplified 阳 derives from 陽.

Origin
compound
Root
太 (tài, greatest) + 阳 (yáng, the bright principle)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 太

Stroke order for 阳

Examples

shēng

The sun rises in the east.

The sun is very strong today.

The sun has set.

We sat chatting in the sun.

wēnnuǎn

The sun brings warmth to the earth.

太阳 (tài yáng) means the sun. It is used for the star that lights and warms the earth.

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