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太阳

太陽
tài yang
HSK 2freq #2001

Meanings

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tài yang
  1. 1.sun
  2. 2.sunlight; sunshine
  3. 3.temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴[tài yáng xué])

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.sun; the Sun
  2. 2.sunshine; sunlight
  3. 3.temple (on the head)
  4. 4.the Sun
  5. 5.greater yang (⚌)

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Etymology

Maybe named because the sun was considered as the greatest extreme of yang (陽), one of the two primary forces in Chinese belief.

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