太阳
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
太阳 (tàiyang) · sun
太阳 (tàiyang) means “sun; sunshine”. It is written with 2 characters: 太 (too) + 阳 (the male principle). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 太阳 is built
The characters
太 tài · too
What 太 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
阳 yáng · the male principle
What 阳 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The place 阝 of the sun 日; compare 阴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
太阳出来了。Tàiyang chūlái le.The sun has come out.
今天太阳很大。Jīntiān tàiyang hěn dà.The sun is strong today.
Questions about 太阳
What does 太阳 mean?
太阳 (tàiyang) means “sun; sunshine”.
How do you pronounce 太阳?
太阳 is pronounced tàiyang.
Which HSK level is 太阳?
太阳 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 不太bùtàinot very
- 太太tàitaiwife
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 太极拳tàijíquántai chi
- 太空tàikōngouter space
- 太tàitoo
- 阳光yángguāngsunshine
- 阳台yángtáibalcony
- 夕阳xīyángsetting sun
Learn 太阳 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.