Keyword
to raise
- to flutter
- to wave
- to hoist
- to praise
- Frequency
- #1259
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 昜 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
宣扬
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
扬
to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
赞扬
to praise; to approve of; to show approval
弘扬
to enhance; to promote; to enrich
发扬
to develop; to make full use of
表扬
to praise; to commend
上扬
(of prices etc) to rise
扬言
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
张扬
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
飞扬
to rise; to fly upward
颂扬
to eulogize; to praise
飘扬
to wave; to flutter; to fly
发扬光大
to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development
分道扬镳
lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways
沸沸扬扬
bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz
扬声器
speaker
扬帆
to set sail
扬起
to raise one's head; to perk up
昂扬
elated; high-spirited; uplifting (music)
褒扬
to praise
扬州市
Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省 (JiāngsūShěng)
耀武扬威
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster
扬长避短
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
高扬
held high; elevated; uplift; soaring