阴阳家

陰陽家

Yīnyángjiā

proper noun

Meanings

1 the School of Yin-Yang (Warring States philosophical school)

Characters

yin (shadow / feminine)

yang (sun / masculine)

school (of thought)

Examples

HSK 6

阴阳家是战国时期的一个重要学派。

Yīnyángjiā shì Zhànguó shíqī de yíge zhòngyào xuépài.

The School of Yin-Yang was an important school of the Warring States period.

HSK 6

阴阳家的思想影响了后来的道教。

Yīnyángjiā de sīxiǎng yǐngxiǎng le hòulái de Dàojiào.

The ideas of the Yin-Yang school influenced later Daoism.

Tips

culture

Founded by 邹衍 (Zou Yan), this Warring States (475-221 BC) school combined 阴阳 (yin-yang) and 五行 (Five Phases) theory to explain natural cycles and dynastic change. Absorbed into Han Confucianism and Daoism rather than surviving as a distinct school.

Stroke Order

阴 yīn

阳 yáng

家 jiā