Pronunciation

Characters pronounced yang.

15 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 15 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

样 yàng shape, form, pattern, style 漾 yàng overflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves 扬 yáng strong · bright to raise, to spread 杨 yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname 洋 yáng natural ocean, sea; foreign; western 羊 yáng sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123 阳 yáng bright · strong sun, bright 央 yāng center, conclude, run out; beg 殃 yāng misfortune, disaster, calamity 秧 yāng natural rice seedlings, young rice plants 鸯 yāng female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 仰 yǎng raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire 养 yǎng raise, rear, bring up; support 氧 yǎng oxygen (element 8, O) 痒 yǎng itch

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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