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CHINESE CHARACTER

yǎng

仰

仰

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surname Yang

Numbered pinyin
yang3
English meanings
surname Yang, to face upward, to look up, to admire, to rely on

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 卬.

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    卬
    Explore parts · Left–right
    • Left

      匕
      Explore parts · Enclosed from the lower left
    • Right

      卩

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻卬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yǎng仰tóu头。

    Look up.

  2. 02

    yǎng仰wàng望。

    Look up at.

  3. 03

    yǎng仰mù慕。

    Admire.

  4. 04

    yǎng仰wò卧。

    Lie on the back.

  5. 05

    hòu后yǎng仰。

    Lean back.

  6. 06

    yǎng仰qǐ起tóu头。

    Raise the head.

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