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
  1. sun; sunshine; sun's rays; sunlight; solar; sunny; the sun; daytime; yang (sun principle) e.g 阳光太阳朝阳
  2. south of hill; north of river; sunny side e.g 洛阳衡阳
  3. solar calendar; Gregorian calendar; sun calendar; Gregorian; western calendar; solar year e.g 阳历阳历年
adjective
  1. positive; masculine; male; yang; positive pole; anodic; male; sunny; overt; open e.g 阳性阳极阳电
  2. relief; raised; open; overt; external; positive; visible; manifest; in relief; protruding e.g 阳文阳奉阴违

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从阜,昜( yáng)声。从阜,与山有关。本义:山南水北)
  2. 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
  3. sun e.g 斜阳 阳精 · 阳宗 · 阳明 · 阳彩
  4. in front;at the head
  5. male genitals e.g 阳物
  6. the tenth month of the lunar year e.g 阳月 · 阳朔
  7. semen
  8. outside;out e.g 阳浮 · 阳效 · 阳冻 · 阳事 · 阳冰
  9. fine day;sunny day
  10. sky;heavens e.g 阳灵 · 阳祀
  11. the world e.g 阳寿 阳类 · 阳报 · 阳功
  12. front
  13. pupil
  14. (in Chinese philosophy,medicine,etc.) Yang,the masculine or positive principle in nature e.g 阴阳二气 · 阳九
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. internal organ e.g 阳病 · 阳疾
  19. Yang state
  20. Yang city
  21. spring and summer e.g 阳和 · 阳夏 · 阳时 · 阳官
  22. noon
  23. coming out of the sun
  24. 姓。如:阳成(复姓)
adjective
  1. in relief e.g 阳文 阳沟里失风 · 阳刻
  2. positive e.g 阳电阳极
  3. bright
  4. clear-cut
  5. warm e.g 阳回 · 阳晁 · 阳嘉 · 阳春有脚
  6. dry
  7. fake e.g 阳言
  8. odd e.g 阳爵 · 阳数
verb
  1. appear;manifest itself
  2. pretend;feign
  3. resuscitate;grow
  4. raise;lift
adverb
  1. openly e.g 阳奉阴违 阳施阴夺

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