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阳 yáng — “sun, sunshine”
How to write and say the Chinese character 阳 (yáng), which means sun, sunshine — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.
Pinyin · 拼音 yáng
Meaning · 意思 sun, sunshine
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 阝 (mound or town)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
阳 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: the place 阝 of the sun 日; compare 阴.
A common word常用词
太阳
the sun
Example sentence例句
太阳出来了。
The sun is out.
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