沈阳

Traditional form:

瀋陽

Pinyin (reading):

Shěnyáng

Definitions:

• Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China
• old names include Fengtian 奉天 ( Fèngtiān), Shengjing 盛京 ( Shèngjīng) and Mukden

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