Keyword
poplar
- willow
- aspen
- surname
- Frequency
- #1742
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
yáng100%
Mnemonic
木 (tree) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
杨
poplar
杨尚昆
Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader
杨梅
red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
杨振宁
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922–2025), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate
杨过
Yang Guo, protagonist of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" 神雕侠侣[Shen2 diao1 Xia2 lu : 3]; (used jocularly as a verb "to have tested positive", since 杨 (Yáng) and 阳 (yáng) are homonyms)
杨贵妃
Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗 (TángXuánzōng)
杨洁篪
Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013
杨柳
willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune
杨树
poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus
杨丞琳
Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer
白杨
poplar
杨虎城
Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
杨坚
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
杨业
Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 辽 (Liáo)
杨浦区
Yangpu district, central Shanghai
杨家将
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 杨业 of warriors
杨玉环
Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 杨贵妃 (YángGuìfēi) (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗 (TángXuánzōng)
杨森
Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general
水杨酸
salicylic acid
杨澜
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
白杨树
white poplar (Populus bonatii)
杨维
Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
杨秀清
Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
杨桃
carambola; star fruit