太阳

Traditional form:

太陽

Pinyin (reading):

tàiyang

Definitions:

• sun
• sunlight; sunshine
• temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴／太阳穴 (tàiyángxué))

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open