安阳

安陽

Ānyáng

proper noun #60,533

Meanings

1 Anyang, city in northern Henan, near the ruins of Yin, the last capital of the Shang dynasty

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

安阳在河南北部。

Ānyáng zài Hénán běibù.

Anyang is in northern Henan.

HSK 7-9

甲骨文是在安阳发现的。

Jiǎgǔwén shì zài Ānyáng fāxiàn de.

Oracle bone script was discovered in Anyang.

Tips

culture

Around 1300 BC King 盘庚 moved the Shang capital to this area. Its ruins, 殷墟, gave up the oracle bones and great Shang bronzes and are a World Heritage site, and 安阳 is also home to the National Museum of Chinese Writing.

Stroke Order

安 ān

阳 yáng