太阳
Meaning
- sun
- sunlight; sunshine
- temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴)
Example sentence
太阳刚下山。
The sun has just sunk below the horizon.
Characters in 太阳
- 太 tài highest
- 阳 yáng the sun; the yang principle; bright, positive
太 greatest plus 阳, the sun and the yang principle. The greatest yang is the sun, and 月亮 names the moon by its brightness instead.