Meaning of 仰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to face upward
- to look up
- to admire
- to rely on
- surname Yang
How to use 仰
仰 rarely stands alone in speech. It mostly appears in compounds about looking up or admiring, such as 仰望 (yǎngwàng) and 仰慕 (yǎngmù). Example: 他躺在草地上仰望星空。(Tā tǎng zài cǎodì shang yǎngwàng xīngkōng.) He lay on the grass looking up at the starry sky.
仰 has the person radical 亻 on the left and 卬 on the right. Picture a person 亻 tilting their head back to look up at someone they admire.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 仰 (yǎng) with 抑 (yì, to restrain), which has the hand radical 扌 and a slightly different right side. Also, the tone is third tone, so do not say it like 养 (yǎng)'s homophone 洋 (yáng) with a rising tone.
仰 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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仰 yǎng · to face upward · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 仰.
| 信仰 | xìnyǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief |
| 久仰 | jiǔyǎng | honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 瞻仰 | zhānyǎng | to revere; to admire |
| 前仰后合 | qiányǎng-hòuhé | to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth |
| 仰望 | yǎngwàng | to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully |
| 仰慕 | yǎngmù | to admire |
| 敬仰 | jìngyǎng | to revere; highly esteemed |
| 久仰大名 | jiǔyǎngdàmíng | I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) |
| 仰赖 | yǎnglài | to rely on |
Questions about 仰
What does 仰 mean?
仰 (yǎng) means "to face upward; to look up" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 仰?
仰 is made of 1 character: 仰 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 仰 an HSK word?
Yes. 仰 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I use 久仰 when meeting someone?
久仰 (jiǔyǎng) is a polite set phrase said on first meeting someone whose name you already know, like "I have long heard of you." It sounds formal, so it fits business or respectful settings better than casual chats.
What does 信仰 mean, and is it only about religion?
信仰 (xìnyǎng) means faith or a firm belief. It is often used for religion, but it can also describe deep convictions, as in 政治信仰 (zhèngzhì xìnyǎng), political belief.