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
阳性
yángxìng
positive; positive result
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 检测结果显示阳性以后，实验室立即启动复核程序。 Jiǎncè jiéguǒ xiǎnshì yángxìng yǐhòu, shíyànshì lìjí qǐdòng fùhé chéngxù. After the test result showed positive, the laboratory immediately started the review procedure.
- 体检报告上写着阳性，医生建议他再做一次检查。 Tǐjiǎn bàogào shàng xiě zhe yángxìng, yīshēng jiànyì tā zài zuò yī cì jiǎnchá. The checkup report read positive, so the doctor suggested he take the test once more.
- 这种病毒检测的阳性率最近明显下降了。 Zhè zhǒng bìngdú jiǎncè de yángxìng lǜ zuìjìn míngxiǎn xiàjiàng le. The positive rate for this virus test has dropped noticeably recently.
Related words
- 太阳 tàiyáng sun
- 阳光 yángguāng sunlight
- 阳台 yángtái balcony
- 太阳能 tàiyángnéng solar energy
- 夕阳 xīyáng setting sun; sunset
- 阳历 yánglì solar calendar; Gregorian calendar
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 男性 nánxìng male