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yáng
light
The traditional characters 陰 (Yin) and 陽 (Yang) were simplified to 阴 and 阳. In Chinese philosophy, the moon (月) corresponds to Yin (阴) and the sun (日) corresponds to Yang (阳).
阝 Meaning component
fù
hill, place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
日 Simplified component
rì
sun
Simplified from the traditional 陽. Used here since the sun corresponds to the 'Yang' of 'Yin and Yang' in Chinese philosophy.
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阳 (陽)
'male' principle; light; sun; positive (electric.); male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]
太阳
阳光
sunshine
阳
阳性
positive
阳台
balcony
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