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扬
揚
Yáng
1. abbr. for [[揚州|扬州<Yángzhōu>]]
2. surname Yang
Very Common • Top 5% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扬
yáng
to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

上扬
shàngyáng
to rise (i.e. number increases)
传扬
chuányáng
to spread (by word of mouth)
宏扬
hóngyáng
variant of [[弘揚|弘扬<hóngyáng>]]
宣扬
xuānyáng
to proclaim
HSK 6
弘扬
hóngyáng
to enhance
张扬
ZhāngYáng
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张扬
zhāngyáng
to publicize
悠扬
yōuyáng
melodious
抑扬
yìyáng
modulation (rising and falling pitch)
卷扬
juǎnyáng
a whirlwind
揄扬
yúyáng
to praise
扬中
Yángzhōng
Yangzhong county level city in Zhenjiang [[鎮江|镇江<Zhènjiāng>]], Jiangsu
扬名
yángmíng
to become famous
扬州
Yángzhōu
Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
扬帆
yángfān
to set sail
扬琴
yángqín
yangqin
扬眉
yángméi
to raise eyebrows
扬谷
yánggǔ
to winnow
扬菜
Yángcài
Jiangsu cuisine
扬言
yángyán
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc)

Alternate Entries

扬
yáng
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate
扬
yáng
variant of [[揚|扬<yáng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,083
Word Frequency Rank
3,895 of 84,292