懂中文 Dong Chinese

杨

yáng

willow

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

tree

昜 unknown component

昜  Unknown component

yáng

  

bright

Evolution

杨 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
杨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
杨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
杨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

杨 (楊) 

yáng

willow, poplar, aspen; surname; poplar

杨 (楊) 

Yáng

surname Yang

Most common words with 杨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

杨

poplar

白杨

poplar

白杨树

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

杨梅

red bayberry

杨树

poplar tree