仰

yǎng
#1,366 most
frequent character
look up, face upward
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

仰 has 亻 person as the meaning part and 卬 áng, which means to look up and shares the rhyme. It first meant raising one's head, then grew to looking up, admiring, and relying on.

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Example Sentences

他仰头看星星。
tā yǎng tóu kàn xīngxīng 。
He looks up at the stars.
她仰望着蓝天，心情很好。
tā yǎngwàng zháo lántiān ， xīnqíng hěnhǎo 。
She looks up at the blue sky and feels great.
我仰起头，想象未来的生活。
wǒ yǎngqǐ tóu ， xiǎngxiàng wèilái de shēnghuó 。
I look up and imagine my future life.

Same Characters, Different Readings

仰Yang3
surname Yang

Words with similar meanings

抬tái
to raise
A more general term that can mean to lift or raise something, not just limited to looking up.
仰望yǎngwàng
to gaze up at
Implied a more contemplative or long gaze upwards compared to merely looking up.

Homophones

养yǎng
raise, keep, support, cultivate
氧yǎng
oxygen (chemistry)

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