洋

yáng

ocean

vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin

water (氵) + sheep (羊) = vast ocean

The water radical carries the meaning: a vast, boundless body of water. 羊 mainly gives the sound yáng and does not contribute to the sense of ocean or foreignness.

氵+羊→洋
氵WaterSemantic
羊SheepPhonetic

太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。

tài píng yáng shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de hǎi yáng。

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

她买了很多洋货回来送给家人。

tā mǎi le hěn duō yáng huò huí lái sòng gěi jiā rén。

She bought a lot of foreign goods to bring back and give to her family.

Words with 洋

暖洋洋

nuǎn yáng yáng

warm and cozy; comfortably warm

南洋

nán yáng

Southeast Asia

洋货

yáng huò

imported goods (in former times)

洋人

yáng rén

foreigner

得意洋洋

dé yì yáng yáng

joyfully satisfied

洋洋得意

yáng yáng dé yì

immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)

巡洋舰

xún yáng jiàn

cruiser (warship)

洋芋片

yáng yù piàn

(Tw) potato chip

远渡重洋

yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

远洋

yuǎn yáng

distant seas

重洋

chóng yáng

seas and oceans

银洋

yín yáng

flat silver (former coinage)

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