yǎng

raise the head to look

To exalt  a person 

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

卬 meaning component

  Meaning component

ángang

  

high

Evolution

仰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
仰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
仰 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
仰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǎng

raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire; to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on

 

Yǎng

surname Yang

Most common words with 仰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

信仰

firm belief

to look up

仰望

to look up at

仰慕

to admire

敬仰

to revere