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杨
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Definitions
- 1. poplar
Words Containing 杨
Yang Guo, protagonist of \The Return of the Condor Heroes\ 神鵰俠侶|神雕侠侣[shén diāo xiá lu:3]
Brigham Young University
Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[wù xū liù jūn zi] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
Yang Yi (974-1020), Northern Song dynasty writer and poet
Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist
Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 遼|辽[liáo]
Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate
to shoot with great precision (idiom)
European poplar (Populus tremula)
Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
poplar tree
Brigham Young
weeping willow
Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[xián yáng shì], Shaanxi
Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng]
silver birch
Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[xián yáng shì], Shaanxi
willow tree
Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of the Five Dynasties period
white poplar (Populus bonatii)
Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng]
Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]
green alder (Alnus viridis)
Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director
dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)
gray alder (Alnus incana)
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
poplar
lit. stocks and knives
salicylic acid
Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
Yangpu district, central Shanghai
carambola
Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013
fickle (woman)
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer
Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader
Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor 楊堅|杨坚[yáng jiān]
Yang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman
Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer
Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[chū táng sì jié]
lit. stocks and knives
alder tree (genus Alnus)
red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
Yang Liwei (1965-), astronaut, first Chinese citizen in space
Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist
Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist