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洋 (yáng) — ocean; vast body of water; foreign; Western (in relation to China); (historical) silver dollar or coin

Definition

As a bound form, 洋 attaches to other characters rather than standing alone. Its core senses are 'ocean' (海洋), 'foreign / Western' (洋货, 西洋), and historically the silver dollar (银洋).

bound form
oceanvast body of waterforeignWestern (in relation to China)(historical) silver dollar or coin

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè sōu chuán yào chuān guò tài píng yáng cái néng dào dá měi zhōu.
    This ship has to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach America.
  • 洋。
    Yǐ qián de lǎo bǎi xìng bǎ yáng huò dàng zuò xī han wù.
    In the past, common people treated foreign goods as rarities.
  • 洋。
    Tā zài jiù huò shì chǎng zhǎo dào le yí kuài qīng mò de yín yáng.
    He found a late-Qing silver dollar at the flea market.
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