(yáng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

yáng ocean; foreign (as in 海洋) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 249 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 洋 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 洋

hǎiyáng ocean; sea
海洋里有很多种生物。
Hǎiyáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng shēngwù.
The ocean has many kinds of organisms.

Tasks Featuring 洋 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论自然情况
Nature & Geography · 海洋
yáng All Characters yāo →

About the character 洋

(yáng) means ocean; foreign (as in 海洋). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".