杨业

Traditional form:

楊業

Pinyin (reading):

Yáng Yè

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 杨 - willow, poplar, aspen; surname
• 业 - business, profession; to study, to work

Traditional characters:

• 楊 - willow, poplar, aspen; surname
• 業 - business, profession; to study, to work