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Animated Stroke Order 洋

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 洋 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 洋

洋 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

洋

洋=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 洋

洋 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 洋

Ocean / Large body of water

The character 洋 refers to a vast expanse of water, such as an ocean or sea.

海洋 • hǎi yáng • ocean • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

Example Sentences

Tài太

píng平

yáng洋

shì是

shì世

jiè界

shàng

Information

Pinyinyáng

Meaningocean, vast body of water

Strokes9

Radical氵

Traditional洋

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#912

Zhuyinㄧㄤˊ

UnicodeU+6D0B

CangjieETQ

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Water (氵) spreads wide like sheep (羊) — an ocean or vast expanse.

hǎi海

yáng洋

ocean

大洋洲 • Dà yáng zhōu • Oceania • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

Dà大

yáng洋

zhōu洲

Oceania

汪洋 • wāng yáng • Vast expanse of water / ocean • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wāng汪

yáng洋

Vast expanse of water / ocean

Abundant / Overflowing

In these words, 洋 extends to mean 'full of', 'brimming', or a state of being abundant.

洋溢 • yáng yì • brimming / overflowing with • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yáng洋

yì溢

brimming / overflowing with

喜洋洋 • xǐ yáng yáng • Full of joy / Beaming • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xǐ喜

yáng洋

yáng洋

Full of joy / Beaming

上

zuì最

dà大

de的

dà大

yáng洋

。

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

tā她

shēng生

rì日

shí时

shōu收

dào到

yī一

gè个

piào漂

liang亮

de的

yáng洋

wá娃

wa娃

。

She received a beautiful doll for her birthday.

tā她

de的

chuān穿

zhe着

hěn很

yáng洋

qì气

。

Her outfit is very fashionable.

wǒ我

zài在

tāng汤

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

yáng洋

cōng葱

。

I added onion to the soup.

hǎi海

yáng洋

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

shēng生

wù物

。

There are many beautiful creatures in the ocean.

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