扬(yáng)

HSK 46 strokesTrad. 揚

abbr. for Yangzhou 扬州 in Jiangsu

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Character information

Pinyin
yáng
Meaning
abbr. for Yangzhou 扬州 in Jiangsu; surname Yang
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
揚

Origin & structure

Where 扬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌昜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 昜 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu昜yáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扬 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 扬

Common words using 扬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xuān宣yáng扬
HSK 7-9

to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide

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hóng弘yáng扬
HSK 7-9

to enhance

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zhāng张yáng扬
HSK 7-9

Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter

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dé得yì意yáng扬yáng扬
HSK 7-9

variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]

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yì抑yáng扬dùn顿cuò挫
HSK 7-9

see 顿挫抑扬

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shàng上yáng扬

(of prices etc) to rise

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chuán传yáng扬

to spread (by word of mouth)

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táng唐yáng扬

Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Jap…

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宣弘张得意抑顿挫

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