áng

rise

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

卬 sound component

  Sound component

ángang

  

high

Evolution

昂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
昂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

áng

rise, raise; proud, bold; upright; to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive

Most common words with 昂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to lift

昂贵

expensive

里昂

Lyon, French city on the Rhône

高昂

expensive

激昂

impassioned