Meaning of 扬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yáng
- to raise
- to hoist
- the action of tossing or winnowing
- scattering (in the wind)
- to flutter
- to propagate
Yáng
- abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu
- surname Yang
yáng
- variant of 揚|扬[yang2]
扬 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
持枪男子扬言要杀死汤姆的狗。
The man with the gun threatened to kill Tom's dog.
克里斯扬起他的剑。
Chris swung his sword!
马克是如此的诚实所以每个人都赞扬他。
Mark is so honest that everybody commends him for it.
我的电脑需要新的扬声器。
I need new speakers for my PC.
萨米把莱拉拉到扬声器旁。
Sami put Layla on the speakerphone.
Stroke order for each character
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扬 yáng · to raise · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扬.
| 表扬 | biǎoyáng | to praise; to commend |
| 宣扬 | xuānyáng | to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide |
| 赞扬 | zànyáng | to praise; to approve of |
| 张扬 | zhāngyáng | to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open |
| 发扬 | fāyáng | to develop; to make full use of |
| 弘扬 | hóngyáng | to enhance; to promote |
| 得意扬扬 | déyì-yángyáng | variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2] |
| 发扬光大 | fāyáng-guāngdà | to develop and promote; to carry forward |
| 沸沸扬扬 | fèifèiyángyáng | bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing |
| 抑扬顿挫 | yìyáng-dùncuò | see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2] |
| 扬声器 | yángshēngqì | speaker |
| 分道扬镳 | fēndàoyángbiāo | lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways |
Questions about 扬
What does 扬 mean?
扬 (yáng) means "to raise; to hoist" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扬?
扬 is made of 1 character: 扬 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 扬 an HSK word?
Yes. 扬 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 扬 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 扬 is written 揚.