太阳

tàiyáng

sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴)

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 太陽

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太
阳

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

太
  • 太tàihighestB1
  • 太太tàitaimarried womanB5
  • 老太太lǎotàitaielderly lady (respectful)B6
  • 太空tàikōngouter spaceB6
  • 太阳能tàiyángnéngsolar energyB6
  • 太极tàijíthe Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the sourB7
  • 太平tàipíngsee 太平区B7
阳
  • 阳光yángguāngsunshineB4
  • 阳台yángtáivariant of 阳台B5
  • 太阳能tàiyángnéngsolar energyB6
  • 夕阳xīyángsunsetB7
  • 阳历yánglìsolar calendarB7
  • 阳性yángxìngpositiveB7

See it in sentences

太阳出来了。

The sun has come out.

今天的太阳真大。

The sun is really strong today.