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Chinese symbol for “sunspot”

太阳黑子
tài yáng hēi zǐ
Traditional: 太陽黑子
sunspot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunspot is 太阳黑子 (tài yáng hēi zǐ), defined as: sunspot.

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

太 tài
very, too much; big; extreme
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
黑 hēi
black; dark; evil, sinister
radical 203 ⿊ · 12 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sunspot”

WordPinyinMeaning
黑子hēi zǐblack piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go); (astronomy) sunspot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 太阳黑子.

WordPinyinMeaning
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
太空tài kōngouter space
太太tài taimarried woman; Mrs.
太子tài zǐcrown prince
太阳能 (太陽能)tài yáng néngsolar energy
老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
阳台 (陽台)yáng táivariant of 阳台 (yáng tái)
黑人hēi rénblack person; an illegal
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “sunspot”.

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.