扬子江

Traditional form:

揚子江

Pinyin (reading):

Yángzǐjiāng

Definitions:

• Changjiang 長江／长江 or Yangtze River
• old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州／扬州

Characters:

• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname

Traditional characters:

• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname