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yang¹
- /ˈjæŋ/
- [ˈjæŋ]
- /ˈjeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
- [ˈjeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
- /ˈjɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
- [ˈjɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US
Rhymes with -æŋ
Where it comes from
From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.
noun Yang
- A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
yang²
Where it comes from
From Korean 양(兩) (yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.
noun yangs
- The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
yang³
Rhymes with -æŋ
Where it comes from
Imitative.
verb yangs · yanging · yanged
- To make the cry of the wild goose. Away they went, the colt in the lead and the pinto after, until they reached the bunch of cottonwoods far up the stream where the yanging wild geese had their nests.
noun yangs
- The cry of the wild goose; a honk. Hangs is a false word, — a Northern corruption of the negro dialect yang, — an onomatopœian word, representing the "far heard clang" of the wild goose.
Yang⁴
- /jæŋ/
Where it comes from
See yang.
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of yang when used as a proper noun
Yang⁵
- /jæŋ/
Where it comes from
From various atonal romanizations of various Chinese characters, including 楊 /杨 (yáng, “Willow”) and 洋 (a river name).
Korean origins include 梁 and 楊.
proper noun
- A surname from Chinese of various origins.
- A surname from Korean of various origins.
- A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China. Liang and Yang were the names of two commanderies to the southwest of Ch'ang-an; Yang is the modern Yang county, Shensi, and Liang, the administrative center of Shan-nan West circuit, also known as Hsing-yuan, on the borders of Shensi and Szechuan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yin, yan, korea, young, hon, liang, pyongyang, yong, painter, hemicycle, jan, heng, yum, sunshine, foreign, liao
Translations
Talk about this word "yang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yang "yang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yang.Cite this
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title = {yang},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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