楊

See also: 杨

楊	U+694A, 楊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-694A

← 楉
[U+6949]

CJK Unified Ideographs

楋 →
[U+694B]

Translingual

Han character

楊 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木日一竹 (DAMH), four-corner 4692₇, composition ⿰木昜)

Derived characters

鸉(𱉴), 𣿘, 𥂸(𬐠), 𦼴, 𩁒, 𬬍, 𰟣, 𱈾

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 538, character 30
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15112
Dae Jaweon: page 926, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1248, character 4
Unihan data for U+694A

Chinese

trad.		楊
simp.		杨

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 楊
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

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 木 (“tree, wood”) + phonetic 昜 (OC *laŋ) – a kind of tree.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *glaŋ (“poplar, willow”). Cognate with Tibetan ལྕང་མ (lcang ma, “willow”).

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
Northern Min (KCR): iô̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): iòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ieo² / iuⁿ² / yong² / yeng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iûⁿ / iôⁿ / chhiûⁿ / chhiôⁿ / chhiû / chhiōⁿ / iông / iâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ion⁵ / iên⁵ / iang⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶yan / ²yan

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/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iô̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ieo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: iuⁿ²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩũ¹³/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɒŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yeng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yøŋ¹³/

Note:

ieo2/iuⁿ2 - vernacular;
yong2/yeng2 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iũ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /iũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔ̃¹³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /iɔ̃²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviuu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiû
  - Tâi-lô: tshiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiuu
  - IPA (Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen): /t͡sʰiu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiōnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioi
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡sʰiɔ̃³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
  - Tâi-lô: iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâng
  - Tâi-lô: iâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ¹³/

Note:

iûⁿ/iôⁿ - vernacular (incl. surname);
chhiûⁿ/chhiôⁿ/chhiû/chhiōⁿ - vernacular (in 楊梅／杨梅);
iông/iâng - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: ion⁵ / iên⁵ / iang⁵
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iôⁿ / iêⁿ / iâng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩõ⁵⁵/, /ĩẽ⁵⁵/, /iaŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

ion5/iên5 - vernacular;
iang5 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yan
  - MiniDict: yan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²yan
  - MiniDict: yan^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦiã²²³/

Middle Chinese: yang

Rime
Character	楊
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	楊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yáng
Middle Chinese	‹ yang ›
Old Chinese	/*laŋ/
English	poplar
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	楊
Reading #	1/1
No.	14591
Phonetic component	昜
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	陽
Old Chinese	/*laŋ/

Definitions

楊

poplar; aspen; willow
Used in 楊桃／杨桃 (yángtáo).
Used in 楊梅／杨梅 (yángméi).
a surname, listed sixteenth in the Baijiaxing
楊堅／杨坚 ― Yáng Jiān ― Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui)
Young (English given name)

Compounds

周楊／周杨 (Zhōuyáng)
垂楊／垂杨
垂楊柳／垂杨柳
大楊樹／大杨树 (Dàyángshù)
曹楊／曹杨 (Cáoyáng)
東門之楊／东门之杨
柏楊／柏杨 (Bǎiyáng)
枯楊生稊／枯杨生稊
枯楊生華／枯杨生华
桁楊／桁杨
楊乃武／杨乃武
楊四將軍／杨四将军
楊園／杨园 (Yángyuán)
楊壋／杨垱 (Yángdàng)
楊太真／杨太真
楊子／杨子
楊家／杨家 (Yángjiā)
楊家坡／杨家坡 (Yángjiāpō)
楊家坳／杨家坳 (Yángjiā'ào)
楊家將／杨家将
楊家廠／杨家厂 (Yángjiāchǎng)
楊家浲／杨家浲 (Yángjiāféng)
楊家湖／杨家湖 (Yángjiāhú)
楊寨／杨寨 (Yángzhài)
楊山／杨山 (Yángshān)
楊嶺／杨岭 (Yánglǐng)
楊店／杨店 (Yángdiàn)
楊志賣刀／杨志卖刀
楊戩／杨戬
楊林／杨林 (Yánglín)
楊林市／杨林市 (Yánglínshì)
楊林橋／杨林桥 (Yánglínqiáo)
楊林溝／杨林沟 (Yánglíngōu)
楊枝魚／杨枝鱼
楊柳／杨柳 (yángliǔ)
楊柳腰／杨柳腰
楊柳青／杨柳青
楊桃／杨桃 (yángtáo)
楊梅／杨梅 (yángméi)
楊氏係數／杨氏系数
楊河／杨河 (Yánghé)
楊泗將軍／杨泗将军
楊泗菩薩／杨泗菩萨
楊溪灣／杨溪湾 (Yángxīwān)
楊溪鋪／杨溪铺 (Yángxīpù)
楊畈／杨畈 (Yángfàn)
楊白花／杨白花
楊白頭／杨白头
楊花／杨花 (yánghuā)
楊花水性／杨花水性 (yánghuāshuǐxìng)
楊莊／杨庄 (Yángzhuāng)
楊葉竄兒／杨叶窜儿
楊貴妃／杨贵妃 (Yáng Guìfēi)
楊貴店／杨贵店 (Yángguìdiàn)
楊集／杨集 (Yángjí)
楊墨／杨墨
水性楊花／水性杨花 (shuǐxìngyánghuā)
水楊／水杨
水楊酸／水杨酸 (shuǐyángsuān)
潘楊之睦／潘杨之睦
白楊／白杨 (báiyáng)
白楊坪／白杨坪 (Báiyángpíng)
百步穿楊／百步穿杨 (bǎibùchuānyáng)
穿楊／穿杨
穿楊百步／穿杨百步
穿楊貫蝨／穿杨贯虱
綠楊垂柳／绿杨垂柳
胡楊／胡杨 (húyáng)
赤楊／赤杨
銀白楊／银白杨
長楊／长杨
青楊／青杨
章臺楊柳／章台杨柳
響楊／响杨
風裡楊花／风里杨花
黃楊厄閏／黄杨厄闰

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (楊):

→ Vietnamese: dương (楊)

Others:

→ English: Yang, Yeung, Yeo, Yeoh, Yong, Young
→ Tagalog: Yu, Young

Japanese

Kanji

楊

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kan-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kun: やなぎ (yanagi, 楊)

Compounds

楊枝(ようじ) (yōji, “toothpick”)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
楊
よう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 楊 (MC yang).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

Affix

楊(よう) • (yō)

willow; poplar; aspen

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
楊
やなぎ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 楊 – see the following entry.

【やなぎ】

[noun] 柳, 楊, 楊柳: [circa 759] a willow tree

Alternative spellings
柳, 楊柳, ヤナギ

(This term, 楊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

楊 • (yang) (hangeul 양, revised yang, McCune–Reischauer yang, Yale yang)

(버들): willow

Synonyms

柳

Compounds

垂楊 (수양, suyang) weeping willow

Vietnamese

Han character

楊: Hán Nôm readings: dương

chữ Hán form of Dương (“a surname”).
楊秋香 ― Dương Thu Hương