枣阳

Traditional form:

棗陽

Pinyin (reading):

Zǎoyáng

Definitions:

• Zaoyang, county-level city in Xiangfan 襄樊 ( Xiāngfán), Hubei

Characters:

• 枣 - date tree; dates, jujubes; surname
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

Traditional characters:

• 棗 - date tree; dates, jujubes; surname
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open