# 楊

| 楊 | U+694A, &#26954; 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 4692$_7$, 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
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 楊 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
| | 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 (yang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): joeng$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yiang$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yòng
    (Hailu, HRS): rhong
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yong$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): iô̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): iòng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ieo$^2$ / iuⁿ$^2$ / yong$^2$ / yeng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iûⁿ / iôⁿ / chhiûⁿ / chhiôⁿ / chhiû / chhiōⁿ / iông / iâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ion$^5$ / iên$^5$ / iang$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$yan / $^2$yan
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
*** Wade–Giles: yang$^2$
*** Yale: yáng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
*** Palladius: ян (jan)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: joeng$^4$
*** Yale: yèuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: joeng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yêng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jœːŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yiang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiaŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: iong$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhong
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒoŋ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /iɔŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iô̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /iɔŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng
*** Sinological IPA : /yoŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ieo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ieu¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: iuⁿ$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ĩũ¹³/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: yong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /yɒŋ¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: yeng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /yøŋ¹³/
* ieo2/iuⁿ2 - vernacular;
* yong2/yeng2 - literary.
* 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/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /i̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yáng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | joeng$^4$ |
* 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

* → Vietnamese: dương (楊)
Others:
* → English: Yang, Yeung, Yeo, Yeoh, Yong, Young
* → Tagalog: Yu, Young

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

* Go-on: よう (yō)
* Kan-on: よう (yō)
* 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: [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