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扬

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to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate

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HSK 3.0
Level 4
Old HSK
Level 4
Strokes
6
Radical
手 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
揚
Common rank
#896
Unicode
U+626C

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Formation & memory

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How 扬 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 昜 sound ( yáng )

Components 扌 昜

How to remember it

publicize · Heisig RSH #1860

fingers + piglets

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 扬

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
发扬光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development
扬中市 Yáng zhōng Shì Yangzhong, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangsu
名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
扬名四海 yáng míng sì hǎi known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
斯瓦尔巴和扬马延 Sī wǎ ěr bā hé Yáng mǎ yán Svalbard and Jan Mayen
扬子江 Yáng zǐ jiāng Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River; old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches aroun…
扬州市 Yáng zhōu Shì Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
不事张扬 bù shì zhāng yáng quietly; without ostentation
米高扬 Mǐ gāo yáng Mikoyan (name); Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, politburo memb…
扬声器 yáng shēng qì speaker
志高气扬 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
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 beh…
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 …
扬科维奇 Yáng kē wéi qí Jankovic; Yankovic; Yankovich; Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
扬中 Yáng zhōng see 揚中市|扬中市[Yang2 zhong1 Shi4]
上扬 shàng yáng (of prices etc) to rise
扬花 yáng huā (of a plant) to shed pollen
高扬 gāo yáng held high; elevated; uplift; soaring
发扬 fā yáng to develop; to make full use of
扬长 yáng cháng with swagger; ostentatiously; to make the best use of one's strengths

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 昜 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
昜 sound part yáng bright, glorious; to expand, to open up
场 chǎng field, open space; market, square; stage
汤 tāng soup, gravy, broth; hot water
肠 cháng intestines; emotions; sausage
畅 chàng freely, smoothly; unrestrained
殇 shāng to die young; national mourning
疡 yáng sore, ulcer; infection
觞 shāng wine cup; to propose a toast; feast
炀 yáng to scorch, to roast, to melt
饧 xíng syrup, molasses, malt sugar; sticky