(yáng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad.

surname Yang

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yáng
Meaning
surname Yang
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木昜

In this compound, the meaning comes from (tree).

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

yángshù
HSK 7-9

poplar tree

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héngyáng

lit. stocks and knives; fig. any punishment equipment; torture instrument

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yángjùn

Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor 杨坚

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yáng亿

Yang Yi (974-1020), Northern Song dynasty writer and poet

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Yang Liwei (1965–), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space

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Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊…

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Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader

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