太阳 tàiyang sun

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Traditional: 太陽

Stroke order

太阳 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

太阳 — the Chinese character for sun (tàiyang), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 太阳 — sun

太 — 4 strokes
阳 — 6 strokes

Senses

sun
sunlight; sunshine

Characters in 太阳

太 tài — highest; greatest; too (much)
阳 yáng — positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

今天太阳很大。Jīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà.The sun is strong today.
太阳从东边出来。Tàiyáng cóng dōngbian chūlái.The sun rises from the east.

Related words

太阳 is pronounced tàiyang and means “sun”.

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