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hold one's head high

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Space
áng
コウ、ゴウ
あ.がる、たか.い、たか.ぶる
앙
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 卬 represents the sound.
Components
日 day+ 卬 raise =
昂 hold one's head high
日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
卬 Phonetic component
áng raise
lofty
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Notes
Similar Characters
妟 safe旦 dawn昃 afternoon昌 prosperous昔 times past昜 out晕 halo (simp)晶 sparkling暈 dizzy (trad)暴 violent朝 dynasty眾 multitude (trad)莫 nobody衆 crowd (trad/jp)間 interval/room (trad/jp)间 space (simp)习 flapping (simp)尞 burnt offering早 early旬 decameron
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
昂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
昂 [áng]
to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昂 あきら
Akira female given namemale given name
昂 こう
Kō male given name
昂 ごう
Gou unclassified name
昂 たかし
Takashi male given name
昂 たくみ
Takumi given name
昂 のぼる
Noboru given name
昂 ひさし
Hisashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (58)
昂贵 [áng​guì] #6,516
expensive
昂贵 [áng​guì] #6,516
expensive
里昂 [Lǐ​'áng] #9,492
Lyon, French city on the Rhône
高昂 [gāo​'áng] #16,535
to hold (one's head) high
激昂 [jī​'áng] #26,315
impassioned
昂首 [áng​shǒu] #37,939
head high
斗志昂扬 [dòu​zhì​'áng​yáng] #32,967
having high fighting spirit
斗志昂扬 [dòu​zhì​'áng​yáng] #32,967
having high fighting spirit
昂扬 [áng​yáng] #57,179
elated
昂扬 [áng​yáng] #57,179
elated
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
⭐ 興奮 [こうふん] #1,542
excitement
⭐ 高揚 [こうよう] #10,131
elevation (of spirits)
激昂 [げっこう] #10,405
excitement
高ぶる [たかぶる] #12,885
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.)
高揚感 [こうようかん] #16,442
exaltation
⭐ 高騰 [こうとう] #29,046
sharp rise (in prices)
高ぶり [たかぶり] #34,951
excitement
高じる [こうじる] #38,739
to grow in intensity
昂然 [こうぜん] #44,801
elated
意気軒昂 [いきけんこう] #59,606
in high spirits
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