洋 (yáng)
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
- HSK 3.1 level 6
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“洋，水。出齊臨朐高山，東北入鉅定。从水，羊聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 羊 (sound)