Chinese symbol for “sun”
太阳
tài yang
Traditional: 太陽
sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴 (tài yáng xué))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sun is 太阳 (tài yang), defined as: sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴 (tài yáng xué)).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sun”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红日 (紅日) | hóng rì | sun |
| 日头 (日頭) | rì tóu | sun (dialect); daytime |
| 阳 (陽) | yáng | positive (electric.); sun |
| 曝 | pù | to air; to sun |
| 尼玛 (尼瑪) | ní mǎ | (Internet slang) alternative for 你妈 (nǐ mā); (transcription from Tibetan) the sun |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 太阳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman; Mrs. |
| 太子 | tài zǐ | crown prince |
| 太阳能 (太陽能) | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 阳台 (陽台) | yáng tái | variant of 阳台 (yáng tái) |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | cháo yáng | to be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sun”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.