(tài yáng) - the sun in Mandarin
tàiyángTraditional: 太陽
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
太
阳
Examples
升。
The sun rises in the east.
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The sun is very strong today.
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The sun has set.
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We sat chatting in the sun.
温暖。
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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