𠃓

yáng

bright

Original meaning: 

sunshine

Simplified from . Depicts rays () of sunlight () shining through tree branches ().

Components
◎ iconic,simplified component

  Iconic Simplified component

  

characterless component

Shorthand for the and components. Depicts the sun () shining at a tree branch ().

彡 iconic component

  Iconic component

shān

  

hair

Depicts rays of sunlight.

Evolution

𠃓 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
𠃓 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
𠃓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𠃓 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
𠃓 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

𠃓 () 

yáng

to open out, to expand; bright, glorious

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Traditional

Unicode

U+200D3


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