Chinese words starting with “yang”
25 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final iang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 12
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 样子yàng ziHSK 2
appearance; manner; pattern; model
- 阳光yáng guāngHSK 3
sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
All 25 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 养 | yǎng | v | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth | |
| 2 | 样 | yàng | q,g,u | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type | |
| 3 | 羊 | yáng | n | sheep; goat | |
| 4 | 样本 | yàng běn | n | sample; specimen | |
| 5 | 氧 | yǎng | n | oxygen (chemistry) | |
| 6 | 洋 | yáng | g | ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin | |
| 7 | 扬 | yáng | g,v | to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate | |
| 8 | 阳性 | yáng xìng | n | positive; masculine | |
| 9 | 阳台 | yáng tái | n | balcony; porch | |
| 10 | 样品 | yàng pǐn | n | sample; specimen | |
| 11 | 痒 | yǎng | a | to itch; to tickle | |
| 12 | 氧气 | yǎng qì | n | oxygen | |
| 13 | 养老金 | yǎng lǎo jīn | n | pension | |
| 14 | 养老 | yǎng lǎo | vn,v | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | |
| 15 | 羊肉 | yáng ròu | n | mutton; goat meat | |
| 16 | 仰 | yǎng | v | to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on | |
| 17 | 养活 | yǎng huo | v | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth | |
| 18 | 养成 | yǎng chéng | v,vn | to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire | |
| 19 | 样式 | yàng shì | n | type; style | |
| 20 | 养殖 | yǎng zhí | vn,v | to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage | |
| 21 | 养老院 | yǎng lǎo yuàn | n | nursing home | |
| 22 | 洋溢 | yáng yì | v | brimming with; steeped in | |
| 23 | 养生 | yǎng shēng | vn,v | to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc) | |
| 24 | 秧歌 | yāng ge | Yangge, a popular rural folk dance | ||
| 25 | 杨树 | yáng shù | n | poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus |
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