扬 (揚) yáng

1. yáng verb to raise; to hoist
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 扬手 raise a hand (CC-CEDICT '揚'; Guoyu '揚' v 1; Kroll 2015 '揚' 1, p. 532; XHZD '扬' 1, p. 870)
2. yáng verb to agitate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 掀起 (Guoyu '揚' v 5; Kroll 2015 '揚' 2, p. 532)
3. yáng verb to praise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 表扬 (Guoyu '揚' v 4; Kroll 2015 '揚' 3b, p. 532; Unihan '揚')
4. yáng verb to flutter; to swing up
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 飘扬 (CC-CEDICT '揚'; Guoyu '揚' v 1; Kroll 2015 '揚' 1a, p. 532; XHZD '扬' 2, p. 870)
5. yáng verb to scatter; to propagate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 往上撒 (CC-CEDICT '揚'; Guoyu '揚' v 6; Kroll 2015 '揚' 1b, p. 532; XHZD '扬' 3, p. 870; Unihan '揚')
6. yáng verb to display; to flaunt
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 彰显 (Guoyu '揚' v 3; Kroll 2015 '揚' 3, p. 532)
7. yáng verb to put on [clothes]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '揚' 3c, p. 532)
8. yáng noun forehead
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '揚' 4, p. 532)
9. yáng adjective open; broad
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '揚' 4a, p. 532)
10. yáng noun a battle ax
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '揚' 6, p. 532)
11. yáng verb to recommend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 推荐 (Guoyu '揚' v 7)
12. yáng proper noun Yang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '揚' n; Kroll 2015 '揚' 7, p. 532)

Contained in

• 跨鹤扬州(跨鶴揚州) to ride a crane to Yangzhou; to become a Daoist immortal; to die
• 扬谷(揚穀) to winnow
• 扬起(揚起) to raise one's head; to perk up
• 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
• 纷纷扬扬(紛紛揚揚) fluttering about (of leaves etc)
• 情绪高扬(情緒高揚) in high spirits
• 显扬(顯揚) to praise; to commend; to hallow
• 顿挫抑扬(頓挫抑揚) cadence; modulation
• 扬手(揚手) to raise a hand
• 分道扬镳(分道揚鑣) to take different roads and urge the horses on; to part ways
• 弘扬(弘揚) to promote
• 扬帆(揚帆) to set sail
• 扬扬(揚揚) elated; in good spirits ; fluttering
• 抑扬顿挫(抑揚頓挫) cadence; modulation
• 扬弃(揚棄) to abandon
• 抑扬格(抑揚格) iambic
• 沸沸扬扬(沸沸揚揚) bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz
• 上扬趋势(上揚趨勢) upward trend; rising tendency
• 惩恶扬善(懲惡揚善) to uphold virtue and condemn evil
• 宏扬(宏揚) to promote
• 飘扬(飄揚) to flutter; to wave
• 飞扬跋扈(飛揚跋扈) bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about
• 扬科维奇(揚科維奇) Jankovic / Yankovic / Yankovich / Jelena Jankovic
• 扬菜(揚菜) Jiangsu cuisine
• 激扬(激揚) to stimulate advancement ; to advocate
• 揄扬(揄揚) to praise; to extol; to publicize; to advocate
• 扬琴(揚琴) yangqin; dulcimer
• 飞扬(飛揚) to rise; to fly upward
• 高扬(高揚) arrogant ; to ignore
• 扬名四海(揚名四海) known throughout the country; world-famous
• 扬召(揚召) to flag down (a cab) on the street; to hail (a taxicab)
• 扬鞭(揚鞭) to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger
• 阐扬(闡揚) to expound and propagate
• 赞扬(讚揚) to praise; to approve of; to show approval
• 足高气扬(足高氣揚) high and mighty; arrogant
• 讦扬(訐揚) to disclose someone's personal affairs
• 扬长而去(揚長而去) to swagger off; to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
• 志高气扬(志高氣揚) high-spirited and smug
• 悠扬(悠揚) melodious; mellifluous
• 宣扬(宣揚) to publicise
• 扬抑格(揚抑格) trochaic
• 扬言(揚言) to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (especially of threat or malicious story); to threaten
• 骑鹤上扬州(騎鶴上揚州) to ride a crane to Yangzhou; impossible ambition
• 明扬(明揚) to publicly promote
• 表扬(表揚) to praise; to commend
• 家丑不可外扬(家醜不可外揚) family shames must not be aired in public
• 扬眉(揚眉) to raise eyebrows

Also contained in

扬州 、 扬中 、 维扬 、 扬雄

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• 卷二百二十四 列傳第一百十二 嚴清 宋纁 陸光祖 孫鑨 陳有年 孫丕揚 蔡國珍 楊時喬 Volume 224 Biographies 112: Yan Qing, Song Xun, Lu Guangzu, Sun Long, Chen Younian, Sun Piyang, Cai Guozhen, Yang Shiqiao History of Ming 明史 — count: 55
• 卷二十二 志第十二 樂四 Volume 22 Treatises 12: Music 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 20
• 卷三十四 Scroll 34 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 18
• 卷二十一 任李萬邳劉耿列傳 Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 18
• 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 17
• 卷八十七 揚雄傳 上 Volume 87a: Yang Xiong 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 15
• 卷七十　　志第二十一: 　禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 15
• 卷六十七 列傳第二十七 謝靈運 Volume 67 Biographies 27: Xie Lingyun Book of Song 宋書 — count: 14
• 卷二十 Scroll 20 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 14
• 卷一百八十九 志第一百四十二 兵三 Volume 189 Treatises 142: Military 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 14

Collocations

• 解扬 (解揚) 晉侯使解揚歸匡戚之田于衛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 9
• 扬觯 (揚觶) 杜蕢洗而揚觶 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 8
• 清扬 (清揚) 子之清揚 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧君子偕老 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Jun Zi Xie Lao — count: 6
• 奋扬 (奮揚) 使城父司馬奮揚殺大子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 6
• 扬人 (揚人) 揚人骸 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷六　覽冥訓 Chapter 6: Observing the Obscure — count: 5
• 扬干戚 (揚干戚) 吹竽笙而揚干戚 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 非樂上 Book 8 - Condemnation of Music I — count: 4
• 扬堁 (揚堁) 璧猶揚堁而弭塵 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 3
• 督扬 (督揚) 我師次于督揚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 扬子 (揚子) 揚子雲 — Xunzi 荀子, 修身篇第二 Chapter 2: Cultivation — count: 3
• 美扬 (美揚) 則蔽美揚惡 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 3