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yáng

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yáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yáng | yang2
English translation
to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

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About yáng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

yáng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of yáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌昜

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

yáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yáng represents the sound. Simplified form of yáng .

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Words with yáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Yáng to raise yáng
表扬 biǎoyáng to praise表揚
赞扬 zàn yáng to praise讚揚
发扬 fāyáng to develop發揚
宣扬 xuānyáng to proclaim宣揚
张扬 Zhāng Yáng to make public張揚
上扬 shàng yáng a price rise上揚
飞扬 fēi yáng to rise飛揚
扬声器 yáng shēng qì speaker揚聲器
弘扬 hóng yáng to enhance弘揚
扬州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu揚州
分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo fig. to part ways分道揚鑣
扬帆 yáng fān to set sail揚帆
飘扬 piāoyáng to wave飄揚
沸沸扬扬 fèi fèi yáng yáng hubbubing沸沸揚揚
扬言 yáng yán to threaten揚言
扬起 yáng qǐ to perk up揚起
趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom); arrogant趾高氣揚
发扬光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote發揚光大
扬名 yáng míng to become famous揚名
悠扬 yōu yáng melodious悠揚
扬长而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off揚長而去
颂扬 sòng yáng to eulogize頌揚

yáng Decomposition & Compounds

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