How to say “sun” in Chinese
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“Sun” in Chinese is 太阳, tài yáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
太阳 is read tài yáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
大 “big” with a dot: bigger than big.
On the right, 日 “sun”. It pairs with 阴 yīn, which has 月 “moon” on the right.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “太阳”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 太阳. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 太阳出来了tàiyángchūláileThe sun has come out.
- 太阳升起来了tàiyángshēngqǐlaileThe sun has risen.
- 地球围绕太阳转dìqiúwéiràotàiyángzhuànThe Earth revolves around the Sun.
- 太阳从海面上升起来了。tàiyángcónghǎimiànshangshēngqǐlaileThe sun has risen over the sea.
- 太阳一出来雪就融化了tàiyángyìchūlái,xuějiùrónghuàleAs soon as the sun came out, the snow melted.
- 我们家装了太阳能热水器wǒmenjiāzhuāngletàiyángnéngrèshuǐqìWe've installed a solar water heater at home.
More words from the lesson “Wind and sun”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sun” in Chinese?
“Sun” in Chinese is 太阳, pinyin tàiyáng.
What does 太阳 mean?
太阳 (tàiyáng) means “sun”.
How do you write 太阳?
太阳 is 2 characters: 太 (tài) — too (much); 阳 (yáng) — sun; sunny side. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 太阳?
太阳 is read tàiyáng. Tones: tài — fourth tone, yáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sun” in the lesson “Wind and sun”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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