Word

仰 (yǎng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

仰 (yǎng) is a Chinese word: to look up; to face upward. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 仰

动 dòng verb

to look up; to face upward

他仰头看天空中的星星。

tā yǎng tóu kàn tiān kōng zhōng de xīng xing

He looked up at the stars in the sky.

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Word breakdown

仰 yǎng — to look up; to face upward

Structure & writing
1 仰 yǎng — face upward (opposite of 俯, to face downward)

仰 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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