Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (揚)
Simplified (扬)
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Historical Evolution
扬
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
扬
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
扬
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
扬
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
扬
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
扬
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
扬
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
扬
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
扬
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
扬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
扬 / 揚 [Yáng]
abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yángzhōu]; surname Yang
扬 / 揚 [yáng]
to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
揚 あげ
Age surname
揚 よう
Yō female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (87)
表扬 [biǎoyáng] #9,913
to praise
赞扬 [zànyáng] #9,592
to praise
发扬 [fāyáng] #21,693
to develop
宣扬 [xuānyáng] #9,901
to proclaim
张扬 [ZhāngYáng] #12,413
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
上扬 [shàngyáng] #31,857
to rise (i.e. number increases)
飞扬 [fēiyáng] #16,964
to rise
扬声器 [yángshēngqì] #14,684
speaker
弘扬 [hóngyáng] #59,610
to enhance
扬州 [Yángzhōu] #9,020
Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
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JAPANESE WORDS (186)
⭐ 引き上げる [ひきあげる] #2,974
to pull up
⭐ 高揚 [こうよう] #10,131
elevation (of spirits)
⭐ 挙句 [あげく] #10,253
after (a long process)
⭐ 打ち上げる [うちあげる] #10,356
to launch
揚げる [あげる] #10,837
to deep-fry
巻き上げる [まきあげる] #11,384
to roll up
意気揚々 [いきようよう] #12,313
triumphant
⭐ 上げ [あげ] #12,460
tuck (e.g. in a dress)
鷹揚 [おうよう] #14,067
large-hearted
⭐ 打ち上げ [うちあげ] #14,390
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.)
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