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阳

Traditional: 陽

yáng

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

yáng · joeng4 (Jyutping)

  1. positive (electric.)
  2. sun
  3. male principle (Taoism)
  4. Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]

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

阳

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

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