阳 yáng — sun; sunshine; sun's rays; sunlight; solar; sunny; the sun; daytime; yang (sun principle)
阳
Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #572
Traditional:
陽
yáng yang2
Basic definition
noun
Detailed explanation
noun
- (形声。从阜,昜( yáng)声。从阜,与山有关。本义:山南水北)
- south of a hill or north of a river e.g 阳坡 衡阳,洛阳 · 阳陆 · 阳濒 · 阳林 · 阳木 · 阳柯 · 阳崖
- sun e.g 斜阳 阳精 · 阳宗 · 阳明 · 阳彩
- in front;at the head
- male genitals e.g 阳物
- the tenth month of the lunar year e.g 阳月 · 阳朔
- semen
- outside;out e.g 阳浮 · 阳效 · 阳冻 · 阳事 · 阳冰
- fine day;sunny day
- sky;heavens e.g 阳灵 · 阳祀
- the world e.g 阳寿 阳类 · 阳报 · 阳功
- front
- pupil
- (in Chinese philosophy,medicine,etc.) Yang,the masculine or positive principle in nature e.g 阴阳二气 · 阳九
- 古代阴阳家、方士以四千六百一十七岁为一元,初入一元为一百零六岁,有旱灾九年,称为阳九。其余尚有阴九、阴七、阳七、阴五、阳五、阴三、阳三等。阳为旱灾,阴为水灾
- 太乙数以四百五十六年为一阳九,二百八十八年为一百六。阳九为奇数,为阳数之穷;百六,偶数,为阴数之穷
- 道家称三千三百年为小阳九,小百六;九千九百年为大阳九,大百六 e.g 阳干 · 阳木 · 阳辰 · 阳鱼 · 阳童 · 阳施 · 阳道 · 阳会 · 阳德 · 阳错 · 阳声 · 阳灵
- internal organ e.g 阳病 · 阳疾
- Yang state
- Yang city
- spring and summer e.g 阳和 · 阳夏 · 阳时 · 阳官
- noon
- coming out of the sun
- 姓。如:阳成(复姓)
adjective
verb
- appear;manifest itself
- pretend;feign
- resuscitate;grow
- raise;lift
adverb
- openly e.g 阳奉阴违 阳施阴夺
Related words
- 太阳 sun
- 阳光 sunshine; sunlight; sun's rays; sun; sunny; daylight; solar rays; sunshine light
- 沈阳 Shenyang (city in Liaoning)
- 贵阳 Guiyang (capital of Guizhou Province)
- 太阳能 solar energy
- 朝阳 morning sun; morning sunlight
- 阳台 balcony; veranda; terrace; loggia; sun porch; sun deck; balcony terrace; porch
- 夕阳 setting sun
- 阴阳 yin and yang; the two opposing forces
- 骄阳 blazing sun; scorching sun; fierce sun
- 太阳系 solar system
- 阳性 positive (medical/electrical)
- 向阳 facing the sun; sunny
- 欧阳 Ouyang, a Chinese compound surname
- 阳春 (N) Yangchun (city in Guangdong)
- 太阳穴 temple (on the sides of human head)
- 斜阳 setting sun
- 夕阳红 the red sunset glow; (fig.) the golden years of old age
- 阳历 solar calendar; Gregorian calendar; western calendar
- 艳阳 the bright sun; radiant spring sunshine