扬 (yáng) is a Chinese character meaning “to raise or throw something upward”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 𠃓
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (strokes 1-3 = 扌, strokes 4-6 = 𠃓); radical from Unicode Unihan (kRSUnicode 64.3); 说文解字 lists the traditional form 揚 as 从手昜聲
Memory aid
A hand (扌) on the left, and 𠃓 sweeping up and out to the right: the hand throws something up and lets it fly.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 表扬biǎo yángto praise; to commend扬 = yáng
- 弘扬hóng yángto promote; to carry forward扬 = yáng
- 颂扬sòng yángto praise; to eulogize扬 = yáng
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All readings
to raise; to spread
to raise or throw something upward; by extension, to spread something widely or make it known
向上举起、抛起；引申为传播开来、使人知道。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 表扬biǎo yángto praise; to commend扬 = yáng
- 弘扬hóng yángto promote; to carry forward扬 = yáng
- 颂扬sòng yángto praise; to eulogize扬 = yáng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 扬 mean?
扬 (yáng) means to raise or throw something upward; by extension, to spread something widely or make it known.
How do you pronounce 扬?
It is pronounced yáng.
What parts is 扬 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side. The recorded source is: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (strokes 1-3 = 扌, strokes 4-6 = 𠃓); radical from Unicode Unihan (kRSUnicode 64.3); 说文解字 lists the traditional form 揚 as 从手昜聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 扬 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 扬?
手. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 扬?
Common ones are 表扬 and 弘扬. The reading of 扬 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.