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太陽 is a two-character title for the Sun.
This refers specifically to Sol, the star at the center of our Solar system.
In Japanese, this is often romanized as Taiyou or Taiyo but can also be pronounced as the names Minami, Hiroaki, Hinata, Hikaru, Tsubasa, Tahi, Takayasu, Takaharu, or Soru.
太陽神 means “Sun God” in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
It's used in Chinese to mean the Greek God Apollo. This can also be used in Chinese to refer to Nasa's Apollo missions to the moon.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 太陽 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
太陽 太阳 see styles |
tài yang tai4 yang5 t`ai yang tai yang taiyou / taiyo たいよう |
More info & calligraphy: SunSun; (female given name) Minami |
太陽神 太阳神 see styles |
tài yáng shén tai4 yang2 shen2 t`ai yang shen tai yang shen taiyoushin / taiyoshin たいようしん |
More info & calligraphy: Apollosun god |
太陽儀 see styles |
taiyougi / taiyogi たいようぎ |
heliometer |
太陽光 太阳光 see styles |
tài yáng guāng tai4 yang2 guang1 t`ai yang kuang tai yang kuang taiyoukou / taiyoko たいようこう |
sunlight sunlight; (personal name) Taiyouakira |
太陽報 太阳报 see styles |
tài yáng bào tai4 yang2 bao4 t`ai yang pao tai yang pao |
The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong) |
太陽寺 see styles |
taiyouji / taiyoji たいようじ |
(surname) Taiyouji |
太陽嵐 see styles |
taiyouarashi / taiyoarashi たいようあらし |
{astron} solar storm |
太陽帆 see styles |
taiyouho; taiyouhan / taiyoho; taiyohan たいようほ; たいようはん |
(See ソーラーセイル) solar sail |
太陽年 see styles |
taiyounen / taiyonen たいようねん |
{astron} solar year; tropical year |
太陽族 see styles |
taiyouzoku / taiyozoku たいようぞく |
(from Ishihara Shintarou's 1955 novel 「太陽の季節」 (Season of the Sun)) dissolute postwar youths |
太陽日 太阳日 see styles |
tài yáng rì tai4 yang2 ri4 t`ai yang jih tai yang jih taiyoujitsu / taiyojitsu たいようじつ |
solar day solar day |
太陽暦 see styles |
taiyoureki / taiyoreki たいようれき |
solar calendar |
太陽柱 see styles |
taiyouchuu / taiyochu たいようちゅう |
sun pillar; solar pillar |
太陽潮 see styles |
taiyouchou / taiyocho たいようちょう |
solar tide (tides caused by the Sun) |
太陽灯 see styles |
taiyoutou / taiyoto たいようとう |
sunlamp |
太陽炉 see styles |
taiyouro / taiyoro たいようろ |
solar furnace |
太陽熱 see styles |
taiyounetsu / taiyonetsu たいようねつ |
solar heat |
太陽燈 太阳灯 see styles |
tài yáng dēng tai4 yang2 deng1 t`ai yang teng tai yang teng |
sunlamp |
太陽穴 太阳穴 see styles |
tài yáng xué tai4 yang2 xue2 t`ai yang hsüeh tai yang hsüeh |
temple (on the sides of human head) |
太陽窗 太阳窗 see styles |
tài yáng chuāng tai4 yang2 chuang1 t`ai yang ch`uang tai yang chuang |
sun window; sun roof (of car) |
太陽窩 太阳窝 see styles |
tài yáng wō tai4 yang2 wo1 t`ai yang wo tai yang wo |
temple (on the sides of human head) |
太陽節 see styles |
taiyousetsu / taiyosetsu たいようせつ |
(ev) Day of the Sun (annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April); (ev) Day of the Sun (annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April) |
太陽系 太阳系 see styles |
tài yáng xì tai4 yang2 xi4 t`ai yang hsi tai yang hsi taiyoukei / taiyoke たいようけい |
solar system solar system |
太陽翼 太阳翼 see styles |
tài yáng yì tai4 yang2 yi4 t`ai yang i tai yang i |
solar panel |
太陽能 太阳能 see styles |
tài yáng néng tai4 yang2 neng2 t`ai yang neng tai yang neng |
solar energy |
太陽花 太阳花 see styles |
tài yáng huā tai4 yang2 hua1 t`ai yang hua tai yang hua himawari ひまわり |
sunflower (Helianthus annuus); rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora) (female given name) Himawari |
太陽菜 see styles |
sanna さんな |
(female given name) Sanna |
太陽虫 see styles |
taiyouchuu / taiyochu たいようちゅう |
heliozoan |
太陽蛋 太阳蛋 see styles |
tài yang dàn tai4 yang5 dan4 t`ai yang tan tai yang tan |
fried egg; sunny-side-up egg |
太陽蝶 see styles |
taiyouchou; taiyouchou / taiyocho; taiyocho たいようちょう; タイヨウチョウ |
(kana only) sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Sun | 太陽 太阳 | tai you / taiyou / tai yo | tài yang / tai4 yang5 / tai yang / taiyang | t`ai yang / taiyang / tai yang |
Apollo | 太陽神 太阳神 | taiyoushin / taiyoshin | tài yáng shén tai4 yang2 shen2 tai yang shen taiyangshen | t`ai yang shen taiyangshen tai yang shen |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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