揚

See also: 扬, 颺, and 飏

揚	U+63DA, 揚 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63DA

← 揙
[U+63D9]

CJK Unified Ideographs

換 →
[U+63DB]

Translingual

Han character

揚 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手日一竹 (QAMH), four-corner 5602₇, composition ⿰扌昜)

Derived characters

𥨛

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 442, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12355
Dae Jaweon: page 793, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1914, character 11
Unihan data for U+63DA

Chinese

trad.		揚
simp.		扬

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (昜) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
湯	l̥ʰaːŋ, l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ
踼	l̥ʰaːŋ, l̥ʰaːŋʔ, l'aːŋ, l'aːŋs
蝪	*l̥ʰaːŋ
薚	*l̥ʰaːŋ
簜	l̥ʰaːŋ, l'aːŋʔ
盪	l̥ʰaːŋ, l̥ʰaːŋs, *l'aːŋʔ
偒	*l̥ʰaːŋʔ
蕩	l̥ʰaːŋs, l'aːŋʔ
燙	*l̥ʰaːŋs
啺	*l'aːŋ
碭	l'aːŋ, l'aːŋs
婸	*l'aːŋʔ
愓	*l'aːŋʔ
璗	*l'aːŋʔ
崵	l'aːŋʔ, laŋ
逿	*l'aːŋs
暢	*l̥ʰaŋs
畼	*l̥ʰaŋs
腸	*l'aŋ
場	*l'aŋ
傷	hljaŋ, hljaŋs
殤	*hljaŋ
觴	*hljaŋ
慯	hljaŋ, hljaŋs
禓	hljaŋ, laŋ
塲	*hljaŋ
陽	*laŋ
楊	*laŋ
揚	*laŋ
瘍	*laŋ
煬	laŋ, laŋs
鍚	*laŋ
暘	*laŋ
颺	laŋ, laŋs
昜	*laŋ
輰	*laŋ
敭	*laŋ
鰑	*laŋ
諹	laŋ, laŋs
瑒	laŋ, rlaːŋʔ
鸉	*laŋ
餳	*ljaːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *laŋ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 昜 (OC *laŋ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): joeng⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yiang³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yòng

(Hailu, HRS): rhong

(Meixian, Guangdong): yong²
Eastern Min (BUC): iòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): yong² / yeng² / cieo² / ciuⁿ²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iông / iâng / chhiûⁿ / chhiôⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): iang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
  - Wade–Giles: yang²
  - Yale: yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴
  - Yale: yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yiang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiaŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: iong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhong
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yong²
  - Sinological IPA: /iɔŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɒŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yeng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yøŋ¹³/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ciuⁿ²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩũ¹³/

Note:

yong2/yeng2 - literary;
cieo2/ciuⁿ2 - vernacular.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
  - Tâi-lô: iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen): /iɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâng
  - Tâi-lô: iâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ²³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃¹³/

Note:

iông/iâng - literary;
chhiûⁿ/chhiôⁿ - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: iang⁵
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iâng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ⁵⁵/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yan
  - MiniDict: yan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²³/

Middle Chinese: yang

Rime
Character	揚
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	與章切
Baxter	yang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/iaŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*laŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*laŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	揚
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yáng
Middle Chinese	‹ yang ›
Old Chinese	/*laŋ/
English	raise
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	揚
Reading #	1/1
No.	14592
Phonetic component	昜
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	陽
Old Chinese	/*laŋ/
Notes	金文象人雙手舉玉加昜聲

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *laŋ (“to lift; to raise”) (Schuessler (2007), STEDT), whence Tibetan ལང (lang, “to rise”), Burmese လင့်စင် (lang.cang, “elevated watchtower or lifted platform”).

Definitions

揚

to lift; to raise; to hoist
揚手／扬手 ― yángshǒu ― to raise one's hand

揚鞭／扬鞭 ― yángbiān ― to raise a whip
to flutter (in the air)
飄揚／飘扬 ― piāoyáng ― to flutter
to throw up and scatter (to winnow)
to spread; to make known
宣揚／宣扬 ― xuānyáng ― to publicize; to propagate

表揚／表扬 ― biǎoyáng ― to praise
- 竇燕山，有義方；教五子，名俱揚。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  窦燕山，有义方；教五子，名俱扬。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Three Character Classic, circa 13^th century CE
  Dòu Yānshān, yǒu yìfāng; jiào wǔ zǐ, míng jù yáng. [Pinyin]
  Dou of the Yan Mountains had the right method. He taught five sons, each of whom raised the family reputation.
(Cantonese) to publicize; to make widely known
(Cantonese) tending to become known by others; tending to be publicized; obtrusive
Yangzhou
a surname: Yang

Synonyms

(to raise):

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奮起 / 奋起 (fènqǐ) (with all of one's strength)
抬 (tái)
拿起 (náqǐ)
掀 (xiān)
提起 (tíqǐ)
舉起 / 举起 (jǔqǐ)

(to spread):

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傳布 / 传布 (chuánbù)
傳揚 / 传扬 (chuányáng)
傳播 / 传播 (chuánbō)
傳誦 / 传诵 (chuánsòng) (of a poem or essay)
分佈 / 分布 (fēnbù)
播
播散 (bōsàn)
散布 (sànbù)
散播 (sànbō)
流傳 / 流传 (liúchuán)
流布 (liúbù) (literary)
流播 (liúbō) (formal)
發脈 / 发脉 (fa⁶ me⁶) (Xiang)

Compounds

Descendants

Turkmen: ýaň
- Turkmen: ýaňlanmak

Etymology 2

Definitions

揚

A transliteration of the English surname Young

References

“揚”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
*Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Young 扬 [英、葡]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 3013.

Japanese

Kanji

揚

(Jōyō kanji)

raise, elevate, hoist
praise, extol
deep fry in fat

Readings

Go-on: よう (yō, Jōyō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kan-on: よう (yō, Jōyō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kun: あがる (agaru, 揚がる, Jōyō)、あげる (ageru, 揚げる, Jōyō)

Derived terms

唐(から)揚(あ)げ (karāge)
空(から)揚(あ)げ (karāge)

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
揚
よう Grade: S
on'yomi

IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

Affix

揚(よう) • (yō) ^{←やう (yau)^?}

to raise; to lift
to make well-known; to spread

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [양]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

揚

Wikisource

揚 (eumhun 오를 양 (oreul yang))
揚 (eumhun 날릴 양 (nallil yang))

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Vietnamese

Han character

揚: Hán Nôm readings: dương, dang, dàng, giàng, dâng, duồng, nhàng

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