揚

yáng = y + ang2

abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] / surname Yang

yáng = y + ang2

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

扬 = 𠃓 + 扌 : At the end of the day, Maud Younger (y) hoists (扬) a red lantern to show the visitors of the anglepod that the kitchen (ang2) is closed. Half the way up though the lantern gets stuck, so Maud Younger has to put on her Icarus' wings (𠃓), fly to the lantern and free it using a toy claw (扌).

揚 character breakdown

揚
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 昜
  - 勿
    - 丿
    - 勹
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 旦
    - 一
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

yáng = y + ang2

to open out, to expand / bright, glorious

yáng = y + ang2

old variant of 陽[yang2]

Characters with 揚 as component

揚 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 揚

to set sail

to become famous / to become notorious

see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)

yangqin / dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)

to praise / to extol / to publicize / to advocate

Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu

Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu

to flag down (a cab) on the street / to hail (a taxicab)

a capstan

a whirlwind

known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous

Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River / old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

iambic

to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission

trochaic

lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue

Sentences with 揚

揚 currently does not appear in any sentence.