Usage of the character 杨

surname Yang

yáng

杨

[楊]

poplar

Yáng Fēi

杨妃

[楊妃]

see 楊貴妃／杨贵妃 ( Yáng Guìfēi)

Yáng Yè

杨业

[楊業]

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)

Yáng Lán

杨澜

[楊瀾]

Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess

Yáng Jiǒng

杨炯

[楊炯]

Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑／初唐四杰 ( Chū Táng Sìjié)

chìyáng

赤杨

[赤楊]

alder tree (genus Alnus)

báiyáng

白杨

[白楊]

poplar
CL:棵 (kē)

Yáng Jiān

杨坚

[楊堅]

first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604

Yáng Wéi

杨维

[楊維]

Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist

yángméi

杨梅

[楊梅]

red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry

Yáng Guò

杨过

[楊過]

Yang Guo, protagonist of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" 神鵰俠侶／神雕侠侣 ( Shéndiáo Xiálü)
(used jocularly as a verb "to have tested positive", since 楊／杨 ( Yáng) and 陽／阳 (yáng) are homonyms)

Yánglíng

杨陵

[楊陵]

Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市／咸阳市 ( Xiányáng Shì), Shaanxi

Yáng Zhū

杨朱

[楊朱]

Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism

yángshù

杨树

[楊樹]

poplar tree
various trees of genus Populus

Yáng Bīn

杨斌

[楊斌]

Yang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman

Yáng Ruì

杨锐

[楊銳]

Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
Yang Rui (1963-), host of "Dialogue" on CCTV News

Yáng Sēn

杨森

[楊森]

Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general

Yáng Jùn

杨俊

[楊俊]

Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor 楊堅／杨坚 ( Yáng Jiān)

hángyáng

桁杨

[桁楊]

lit. stocks and knives
fig. any punishment equipment
torture instrument

Yáng Yì

杨亿

[楊億]

Yang Yi (974-1020), Northern Song dynasty writer and poet

yángtáo

杨桃

[楊桃]

carambola
star fruit

yángliǔ

杨柳

[楊柳]

willow tree
poplar and willow
name of traditional tune

Yáng Guìfēi

杨贵妃

[楊貴妃]

Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng)

lüchìyáng

绿赤杨

[綠赤楊]

green alder (Alnus viridis)

Yáng Yuèqīng

杨月清

[楊月清]

Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director

Yáng Hǔchéng

杨虎城

[楊虎城]

Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general

Yáng Kāihuì

杨开慧

[楊開慧]

Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife

báiyángshù

白杨树

[白楊樹]

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

ǎiyángméi

矮杨梅

[矮楊梅]

dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)

Yánglíng Qū

杨陵区

[楊陵區]

Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市／咸阳市 ( Xiányáng Shì), Shaanxi

Yáng Chénglín

杨丞琳

[楊丞琳]

Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer

yínbáiyáng

银白杨

[銀白楊]

silver birch
white poplar

Yáng Zhìyuǎn

杨致远

[楊致遠]

Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo

Yáng Zhènnìng

杨振宁

[楊振寧]

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate

Yáng Yùhuán

杨玉环

[楊玉環]

Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃／杨贵妃 ( Yáng Guìfēi) (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng)

Yáng Chéngzhōng

杨澄中

[楊澄中]

Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist

Yáng Lìwěi

杨利伟

[楊利偉]

Yang Liwei (1965-), astronaut, first Chinese citizen in space

huīchìyáng

灰赤杨

[灰赤楊]

gray alder (Alnus incana)
speckled alder

Yáng Jiànlì

杨建利

[楊建利]

Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

Yángpǔqū

杨浦区

[楊浦區]

Yangpu district, central Shanghai

Yáng Bǎosēn

杨宝森

[楊寶森]

Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生／四大须生

Yángjiājiàng

杨家将

[楊家將]

Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業／杨业 of warriors

chuíyángliǔ

垂杨柳

[垂楊柳]

weeping willow

Yáng Shēnxiù

杨深秀

[楊深秀]

Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 ( Wùxū Liùjūnzi) of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

Yáng Fújiā

杨福家

[楊福家]

Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist

Yáng Cǎinī

杨采妮

[楊采妮]

Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer

shuǐyángsuān

水杨酸

[水楊酸]

salicylic acid

Yáng Shàngkūn

杨尚昆

[楊尚昆]

Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader

Yáng Xiùqīng

杨秀清

[楊秀清]

Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion

Yáng Níngshì

杨凝式

[楊凝式]

Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of the Five Dynasties period

Yáng Shǒurén

杨守仁

[楊守仁]

Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist
Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar

Yáng Jiéchí

杨洁篪

[楊潔篪]

Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013

yángbǎihàn

杨百翰

[楊百翰]

Brigham Young

bǎibùchuānyáng

百步穿杨

[百步穿楊]

to shoot with great precision (idiom)

hángyángdāojù

桁杨刀锯

[桁楊刀鋸]

lit. stocks and knives
fig. any punishment equipment
torture instrument

pǔtōngchìyáng

普通赤杨

[普通赤楊]

alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

shuǐxìngyánghuā

水性杨花

[水性楊花]

fickle (woman)

Wáng Yáng Lú Luò

王杨卢骆

[王楊盧駱]

abbr. for Wang Bo 王勃 ( Wáng Bó), Yang Jiong 楊炯／杨炯 ( Yáng Jiǒng), Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰／卢照邻 ( Lú Zhàolín), and Luo Binwang 駱賓王／骆宾王 ( Luò Bīnwáng), the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang

Oūzhōushānyáng

欧洲山杨

[歐洲山楊]

European poplar (Populus tremula)

Yángbǎihàn Dàxué

杨百翰大学

[楊百翰大學]

Brigham Young University