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6 strokes11 strokes
Character #558 · The First 1000

yáng

the sun

sun; sunshine; positive; male principle (yang)

Strokes
611
TraditionalSimplified
陽 阳
Poster cell
Z20
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • tàiyang sun
  • yángguāng sunshine
  • yángxìng positive
  • xīyáng sunset
  • yīnyáng yin and yang
  • cháoyáng to be exposed to the sun
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 阳陽

Write 阳陽 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yáng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Z20 · 28 × 36 grid

阳陽 is #558 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 阳 mean in English?
阳 (yáng) means "the sun": sun; sunshine; positive; male principle (yang).
How do you pronounce 阳?
阳 is pronounced yáng in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧㄤˊ.
How many strokes does 阳 have?
The simplified form, 阳, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 陽, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 阳?
The traditional form of 阳 is 陽. 阳 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 陽 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 阳?
Common words that use 阳 include 太阳 (tàiyang, sun), 阳光 (yángguāng, sunshine), 阳性 (yángxìng, positive), 夕阳 (xīyáng, sunset).
How common is 阳?
阳 is number 558 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Z20 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.