"扬" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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扬
Trad. 揚
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 扌扬
扌 + ?勿
Prononciation
Mandarin yáng
Entry Methods
Pinyin yang2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QNSH
手弓尸竹
Wubi RNRT
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+626C
GB2312 D1EF
扬 yáng variant of 揚|扬[yang2]
Results beginning with 扬
扬州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
扬起 yáng qǐ to raise one's head / to perk up
扬言 yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten
扬名 yáng míng to become famous / to become notorious
扬帆 yáng fān to set sail
扬眉 yáng méi to raise eyebrows
扬鞭 yáng biān to whip on / to raise a whip / by ext. to swagger
扬琴 yáng qín yangqin / dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)
扬菜 Yáng cài Jiangsu cuisine
扬长 yáng cháng with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
扬谷 yáng gǔ to winnow
扬县 yáng xiàn Young
扬雄 Yáng Xióng Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言[Fang1 yan2]
扬召 yáng zhào to flag down (a cab) on the street / to hail (a taxicab)
扬中 Yáng zhōng Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
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扬声器 yáng shēng qì speaker
扬子江 Yáng zǐ jiāng Changjiang 長江|长江 / or Yangtze River / old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州
扬子鳄 yáng zǐ è Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
扬建利 yáng jiàn lì Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
扬抑格 yáng yì gé trochaic
扬中市 Yáng zhōng shì Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
扬州市 Yáng zhōu shì Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
扬长而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
扬长避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
扬名四海 yáng míng sì hǎi known throughout the country (idiom) / world-famous
扬清激浊 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue
扬帆远航 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
扬科维奇 Yáng kē wéi qí Jankovic / Yankovic / Yankovich / Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
扬马延岛 yáng mǎ yán dǎo Jan Mayen Island
扬善抑恶司  Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
扬子江快运 yáng zǐ jiāng kuài yùn Yangtze
Approximate Results for 扬
飞扬 fēi yáng to rise / to fly upward
表扬 biǎo yáng to praise / to commend
上扬 shàng yáng to rise (i.e. number increases) / a price rise / to raise
宣扬 xuān yáng to proclaim / to make public or well known
发扬 fā yáng to develop / to make full use of
弘扬 hóng yáng to enhance / to promote / to enrich
张扬 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
赛扬 Sài yáng Celeron (an Intel chip)
赞扬 zàn yáng to praise / to approve of / to show approval
悠扬 yōu yáng melodious / mellifluous
飘扬 piāo yáng to wave / to flutter / to fly
昂扬 áng yáng elated / high-spirited / uplifting (music)
高扬 gāo yáng held high / elevated / uplift / soaring
远扬 yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide
颂扬 sòng yáng to eulogize / to praise
传扬 chuán yáng to spread (by word of mouth)
宏扬 hóng yáng variant of 弘揚|弘扬[hong2 yang2]
肖扬 Xiāo Yáng Xiao Yang (1938-), president of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
褒扬 bāo yáng to praise
抑扬 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
阐扬 chǎn yáng to expound / to propagate
簸扬 bǒ yáng to winnow
称扬 chēng yáng to praise / to compliment
卷扬 juǎn yáng a whirlwind
维扬 Wéi yáng Weiyang district of Yangzhou city 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu / historical name for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]
显扬 xiǎn yáng to praise / to commend / to hallow
揄扬 yú yáng to praise / to extol / to publicize / to advocate
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卷扬机 juǎn yáng jī a capstan
巴米扬 bā mǐ yáng Bamian
米高扬 Mǐ gāo yáng Mikoyan (name) / Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, politburo member in the 1950s and 1960s / Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), brother of the politician and one designer of MiG military aircraft
维扬区 Wéi yáng qū Weiyang district of Yangzhou city 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
抑扬格 yì yáng gé iambic
沸沸扬扬 fèi fèi yáng yáng bubbling and gurgling / hubbubing / abuzz
发扬光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom) / fig. to part ways
趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous
其貌不扬 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing
飞扬跋扈 fēi yáng bá hù bossy and domineering / throwing one's weight about
臭名远扬 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
激浊扬清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue
得意扬扬 dé yì yáng yáng variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]
斗志昂扬 dòu zhì áng yáng having high fighting spirit
顿挫抑扬 dùn cuò yì yáng cadence / modulation
发扬踔厉 fā yáng chuō lì to be full of vigor (idiom)
发扬蹈厉 fā yáng dǎo lì see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]
纷纷扬扬 fēn fēn yáng yáng fluttering about (of leaves etc)
奋武扬威 fèn wǔ yáng wēi a show of strength
神采飞扬 shén cǎi fēi yáng in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor
耀武扬威 yào wǔ yáng wēi to show off one's military strength (idiom) / to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
志高气扬 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
足高气扬 zú gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
不事张扬 bù shì zhāng yáng quietly / without ostentation
惩恶扬善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
跨鹤扬州 kuà hè Yáng zhōu lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou / to become a Daoist immortal / to die
上扬趋势 shàng yáng qū shì upward trend / rising tendency
隐恶扬善 yǐn è yáng shàn to praise the virtue of sb or sth while concealing their faults
骑鹤上扬州 qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom) / to get an official position
班扬基金会  Banyan Foundation
纳里扬马尔 nà lǐ yáng mǎ ěr Naryan-Mar
抑扬升降性 yì yáng shēng jiàng xìng property of rising and lowering
家丑不可外扬 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
耶莱娜·扬科维奇  Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
斯瓦尔巴和扬马延 Sī wǎ ěr bā hé Yáng mǎ yán Svalbard and Jan Mayen
耶莱娜・扬科维奇 Yé lái nuó · Yáng kē wéi qí Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
耶莱娜·扬科维奇 Yé lái nuó · Yáng kē wéi qí Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
怪人奥尔·扬科维奇  "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs
发扬企业家精神网络  Network for Entrepreneurship Development
怪人奥尔・扬科维奇 guài rén Aò ěr · Yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs
怪人奥尔·扬科维奇 guài rén Aò ěr · Yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs
吉格扬苏部落问题研究中心  Jigyansu Tribal Research Centre
大肆宣扬即将来临而并未发生的事  non-event
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