Keyword
ocean
- sea
- western
- foreign
- Frequency
- #1015
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 羊 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
海洋
ocean
太平洋
Pacific Ocean
大西洋
Atlantic Ocean
洋
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
西洋
the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
印度洋
Indian Ocean
大洋
ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan
北洋
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
南洋
Southeast Asia; South seas
洋葱
onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
巡洋舰
cruiser (warship); battle cruiser
洋人
foreigner; (esp.) Westerner
远洋
distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast)
大洋洲
Oceania
汪洋
vast body of water
太平洋战争
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
东洋
Japan (old); East Asian countries
洋行
(old) foreign firm
北洋政府
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911
洋溢
brimming with; steeped in
洋务
foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
洋流
ocean current
洋房
Western-style house
洋洋
vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself