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阳

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positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]

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HSK 3.0
Level 2
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
6
Radical
阜 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
陽
Common rank
#117
Unicode
U+9633

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Formation & memory

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How 阳 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

The place 阝 of the sun 日; compare 阴

Components 阝 日

How to remember it

Yang · Heisig RSH #1058

pinnacle + sun

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 阳

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WordPinyinMeaning
山阳县 Shān yáng Xiàn Shanyang, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi
阳山县 Yáng shān Xiàn Yangshan, a county in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong
山阳区 Shān yáng Qū Shanyang, a district of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan
中阳县 Zhōng yáng Xiàn Zhongyang, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
海阳市 Hǎi yáng Shì Haiyang, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
金阳县 Jīn yáng Xiàn Jinyang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 z…
安阳县 Ān yáng Xiàn Anyang, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
阳电子 yáng diàn zǐ positron; also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
安阳市 Ān yáng Shì Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
阳高县 Yáng gāo Xiàn Yanggao, a county in Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi
高阳县 Gāo yáng Xiàn Gaoyang, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
阳西县 Yáng xī Xiàn Yangxi, a county in Yangjiang City 陽江市|阳江市[Yang2 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
长阳县 Cháng yáng Xiàn see 長陽土家族自治縣|长阳土家族自治县[Chang2 yang2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
平阳县 Píng yáng Xiàn Pingyang, a county in Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
山阳 Shān yáng see 山陽區|山阳区[Shan1 yang2 Qu1]; see 山陽縣|山阳县[Shan1 yang2 Xian4]
阳山 Yáng shān see 陽山縣|阳山县[Yang2 shan1 Xian4]
开阳县 Kāi yáng Xiàn Kaiyang, a county in Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
中阳 Zhōng yáng see 中陽縣|中阳县[Zhong1 yang2 Xian4]
合阳县 Hé yáng Xiàn Heyang, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
德阳市 Dé yáng Shì Deyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]