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太阳

tàiyáng

sun

A sun above a hill
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Characters in this word

太 tài

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

阳 yáng

Strokes
6
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 阳

Example phrases

  • 太阳出来了。 Tàiyáng chūlai le. The sun comes out.
  • 今天太阳大。 Jīntiān tàiyáng dà. The sun is strong today.
  • 太阳很暖。 Tàiyáng hěn nuǎn. The sun is very warm.

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