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太阳

Traditional: 太陽

tài yang

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3

tài yang · taai3 joeng4 (Jyutping)

  1. sun
  2. sunlight; sunshine
  3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

太

Meaning
very, too, much; big; extreme
Radical
大
Strokes
4
Components
⿵大丶
Cangjie
KI
Four-corner
4003.0

阳

Meaning
'male' principle; light; sun
Radical
阝
Strokes
6
Components
⿰阝日
Cangjie
NLA
Four-corner
7620

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