yáng

light

The traditional characters (Yin) and (Yang) were simplified to and . In Chinese philosophy, the moon () corresponds to Yin () and the sun () corresponds to Yang ().

Components
阝 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

hill, place

is a component form of .

日 simplified component

  Simplified component

  

sun

Simplified from the traditional . Used here since the sun corresponds to the 'Yang' of 'Yin and Yang' in Chinese philosophy.

Evolution

阳 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
阳 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
阳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
阳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阳 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
阳 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

yáng

'male' principle; light; sun; positive (electric.); male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: |[yīn]

Most common words with 阳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

太阳

sun

阳光

sunshine

sun

阳性

positive

阳台

balcony