沈阳

Traditional form:

瀋陽

Pinyin (reading):

Shěnyáng

Definitions:

• see 瀋陽市／沈阳市 ( Shěnyáng Shì)

Characters:

• 沈 - to sink, to submerge; addicted; surname
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

Traditional characters:

• 瀋 - to sink, to submerge; addicted; surname
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open